What is the crime rate in AL6?

As of March 2026, AL6 has an annual crime rate of 65.83 per 1,000 residents, based on 63 recorded offences in the latest month.

What is the most common crime in AL6?

The most common crime type in AL6 is Violence and sexual offences with 22 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 34.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Police.uk

AL6 Crime Intelligence Report

AL6 recorded 63 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.08 per 1,000 residents. Crime has decreased by 6.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 6.8% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

trending_down -6.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

65.83per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

656

Within AL6 district

Welwyn Hatfield

12,410

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Raffin Green Lane Map	total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 2	6
Wilshere Road Map	total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3	3
Hospital Map	total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3	3
Windsor Close Map	total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1	3
Short Lane Map	total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2	2
Leonard'S Close Map	total: 2 Vehicle crime: 2	2
Orchard Road Map	total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Burglary: 1	2
Forge Lane Map	total: 2 Burglary: 1 Public order: 1	2
Hobbs Hill Map	total: 2 Other crime: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1	2
Broomfield Road Map	total: 2 Drugs: 1 Other crime: 1	2

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

63 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

34.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

17.5%

Drug Offences

11.1%

Public Order

9.5%

Vehicle Crime

6.3%

Burglary

6.3%

Other Crime

4.8%

Other Theft

4.8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

3.2%

Bicycle Theft

1.6%

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -6.0%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +6.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.5%

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