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Crime in AL9 6

How much crime is recorded in AL9 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Population
12,287 (2024)
Crime

How safe is AL9 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in AL9 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Burglary11.19.1
Shoplifting9.48.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other theft3.04.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 23% 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.

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