Crime Rate in Hatfield Villages, ward

Hatfield Villages has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 1320th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 102nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hatfield Villages in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hatfield Villages’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 501 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 14 cases , down -17.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 633 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hatfield Villages ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.