Welwyn Hatfield crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Welwyn Hatfield crime rate

Crime rating – medium.

Welwyn Hatfield ranks 13th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 11854 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Welwyn Hatfield has a population of 119837. This equates to a crime rate of 98.92 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 2.07 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Welwyn Hatfield are Violence and sexual offences (29.0%) Anti-social behaviour (26.4%) Other theft (8.2%) and least common crime types are Theft from the person (1.2%) Robbery (0.9%) Possession of weapons (0.8%).

There are 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield. Wards with high crime rates are Hatfield Central (202.7), Handside (199.1), Peartree (Welwyn Hatfield) (158.4) . On the other end, safest wards are Welwyn West (59.3), Welwyn East (48.3), Northaw and Cuffley (47.0) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Welwyn Hatfield, we see high crime rates in AL8 (133.9), AL10 (116.0), EN2 (114.0) . Safest postcode districts are AL4 (49.8), AL6 (45.8), SG4 (43.8) .

Welwyn Hatfield crime incidents by crime type

A total of 11854 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3435 (29.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 3135 (26.4)%
Other theft – 973 (8.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 879 (7.4)%
Vehicle crime – 801 (6.8)%
Shoplifting – 716 (6.0)%
Public order – 485 (4.1)%
Burglary – 458 (3.9)%
Drugs – 271 (2.3)%
Bicycle theft – 206 (1.7)%
Other crime – 156 (1.3)%
Theft from the person – 144 (1.2)%
Robbery – 101 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 94 (0.8)%

How does Welwyn Hatfield compare against nearby areas ?

Welwyn Hatfield ranks 13th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Welwyn Hatfield is compared against

Crime rates in Welwyn Hatfield wards

There are 16 wards within Welwyn Hatfield. Hatfield Central, Handside, Peartree (Welwyn Hatfield) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 16 wards from high crime rate to low.