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Crime in Welwyn Hatfield by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,134crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+10%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Essendonlowest rate36.6 per 1,000 a year
77.1middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Digswell (-12%), Welham Green (4%) and Hatfield (7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Welwyn Garden CityAL8 · 39,579 residents 138.3▲ 7%violence
2HatfieldAL10 · 41,584 residents 138▲ 7%violence
3LemsfordAL8 · 1,687 residents 116.2▲ 20%violence
4Welham GreenAL9 · 19,181 residents 80.3▲ 4%anti-social behaviour
5DigswellAL6 · 6,541 residents 77.1▼ 12%violence
6WelwynAL6 · 14,300 residents 63.8▲ 20%violence
7Woolmer GreenSG3 · 2,857 residents 57.4▼ 9%anti-social behaviour
8OaklandsAL6 · 3,148 residents 41.9▲ 94%anti-social behaviour
9EssendonAL9 · 1,747 residents 36.6▲ 60%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Welwyn Hatfield have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Essendon, Oaklands, Woolmer Green, Welwyn and Digswell.

Which areas of Welwyn Hatfield have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Lemsford, Welham Green and Digswell.

Is crime going up or down in Welwyn Hatfield?

Across Welwyn Hatfield, 3,134 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 10% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.