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AL8 6

6,006 people · median £497,500 · Welwyn Hatfield

High wellbeing
Welwyn Hatfield Council · Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition   31/48 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This postcode sector

Crime runs at 24.5 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

92112133153Jun 2025May 2026147
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month24.5
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this postcode sector

Anti-social behaviour
415
Shoplifting
407
Violence and sexual offences
294
Public order
80
Criminal damage and arson
64
Other theft
53
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or nearCrimes
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk
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