Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL9 6NT
How much crime is recorded in AL9 6NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookmans Park
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,261 (2024)
AL9 6NTHatfield
How safe is AL9 6NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL9 6NT 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
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 6NTNational
Burglary12.09.1
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft1.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.