Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Place area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Place (AL6 9FB) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Hatfield Villages average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Place (AL6 9FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forge Lane, where police recorded 16 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Titmus Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Titmus Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Hall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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