Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL9 6DG
How much crime is recorded in AL9 6DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Welham Green
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,645 (2024)
How safe is AL9 6DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL9 6DG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 6DGNational
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.