Hatfield North & West
Middle areaWest Welwyn Hatfield. 13,194 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 25% of people in Hatfield North & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hatfield North & West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hatfield North & West at a rate of 150.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Welwyn Hatfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 648 |
| Other crime | 378 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 343 |
| Shoplifting | 147 |
| Drug offences | 138 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 114 |
| Vehicle crime | 108 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Robbery | 36 |
| Theft from the person | 22 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hatfield North & West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hatfield North & West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hatfield North & West at a rate of 150.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Welwyn Hatfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 177 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hatfield North & West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (648), other crime (378) and anti-social behaviour (343).
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.
Figures for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield
These figures are published for the whole of Welwyn Hatfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Welwyn Hatfield and not Hatfield North & West alone. See Welwyn Hatfield
Hatfield North & West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hatfield North & West was £390,000 in 2025.
Hatfield North & West had 12,556 usual residents at the census.
About 25% of people in Hatfield North & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hatfield North & West, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.