Crime Rates at Halls Close, Welwyn, AL6 9DF

Halls Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halls Close (AL6 9DF) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Hatfield Villages average (116.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halls Close (AL6 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forge Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.