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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in AL10: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

AL10 recorded 438 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.43 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 0.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring104.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment438 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 0.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

438
trending_up +1.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

104.0per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,165

Within AL10 district

Welwyn Hatfield

51,950

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Police Station Map
total: 17 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Drugs: 3
17
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 2
15
Parkhouse Bus Station Map
total: 12 Drugs: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3
12
Errington Close Map
total: 12 Drugs: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 2
12
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2
11
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Bicycle theft: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Parkhouse Court Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Possession of weapons: 1
9
Gorse Close Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
8
A1001 Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Shopping Area Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Burglary: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
438 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
144
32.9%
Anti-social Behaviour
87
19.9%
Drug Offences
41
9.4%
Vehicle Crime
28
6.4%
Public Order
27
6.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
26
5.9%
Other Theft
24
5.5%
Shoplifting
21
4.8%
Burglary
12
2.7%
Weapons Possession
8
1.8%
Other Crime
7
1.6%
Bicycle Theft
6
1.4%
Robbery
4
0.9%
Theft from Person
3
0.7%

Crime Analysis: AL10

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in AL10 at 32.9%. Anti-social Behaviour (19.9%) and Drug Offences (9.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in AL10 has risen slightly — by 0.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for AL10 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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