Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL9 7AL
How much crime is recorded in AL9 7AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookmans Park
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,421 (2024)
AL9 7ALHatfield
How safe is AL9 7AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL9 7AL 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
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 7ALNational
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.