# Crime and justice in Welwyn Hatfield The south west of the East of England. 121,748 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 130 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Welwyn Hatfield, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## Is Welwyn Hatfield safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Welwyn Hatfield at a rate of 99.6 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 1,104 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Welwyn Hatfield. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,064), anti-social behaviour (2,655) and other crime (1,905). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Welwyn Hatfield was 100.8 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate Welwyn Hatfield: **99.6 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Welwyn Hatfield at a rate of 99.6 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. - Against East of England: 24% higher (80.2 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Welwyn Hatfield: **1,104** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Welwyn Hatfield: **2,655** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Welwyn Hatfield: **415** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Welwyn Hatfield: **787** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Welwyn Hatfield: **459** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Welwyn Hatfield: **1,905** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Welwyn Hatfield: **133** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Welwyn Hatfield: **1,017** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Welwyn Hatfield: **76** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Welwyn Hatfield: **620** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Hatfield: **4,064** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Welwyn Hatfield. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E07000241) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000241/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/welwyn-hatfield/crime