Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL9 5NF
How much crime is recorded in AL9 5NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hatfield East
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,003 (2024)
AL9 5NFHatfield
How safe is AL9 5NF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL9 5NF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
AL9 5NFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary11.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.