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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in AL9: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

AL9 recorded 63 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.55 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 25.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 5.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring31.83 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment63 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 5.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

63
trending_up +46.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

31.83per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

613

Within AL9 district

Welwyn Hatfield

24,722

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Hawkshead Lane Map
total: 5 Bicycle theft: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Low Road Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Park Close Map
total: 3 Burglary: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3
Oaklands Avenue Map
total: 3 Burglary: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Lydia Mews Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 1
3
Bushwood Close Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3
3
Booths Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Brookmans Avenue Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
2
Green Close Map
total: 2 Bicycle theft: 1 Burglary: 1
2
Grove Place Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
63 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
16
25.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
14
22.2%
Criminal Damage & Arson
10
15.9%
Burglary
7
11.1%
Vehicle Crime
5
7.9%
Bicycle Theft
4
6.3%
Weapons Possession
2
3.2%
Other Crime
2
3.2%
Other Theft
1
1.6%
Theft from Person
1
1.6%
Drug Offences
1
1.6%

Crime Analysis: AL9

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in AL9 at 25.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (22.2%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (15.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in AL9 has risen slightly — by 5.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for AL9 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 +46.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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