Crime Rate in Hatfield South West, ward

Hatfield South West has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 2057th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 176th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hatfield South West in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hatfield South West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 498 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , up 12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 573 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hatfield South West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Queensway (32 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.