Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Welwyn Hatfield
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.84 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Welwyn Hatfield
Crime trends · Welwyn Hatfield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
281
YoY -11%
ASB
176
YoY +28%
Vehicle Crime
44
YoY +19%
Burglary
28
YoY stable
Criminal damage
44
YoY +22%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
36
YoY +80%
Shoplifting
69
YoY -30%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · asb rising
821
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Welwyn Hatfield
Ethnicity
Total residents: 119,823
White Brit.67.2%
Other White9.7%
African4.6%
Indian4.4%
Other Asian1.9%
+ 6 other groups · 12.2%
Religion
Total residents: 119,849
Christian47.2%
No religion37.0%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim3.3%
Hindu3.2%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 119,861
35–4919.8%
50–6418.1%
25–3413.3%
20–248.8%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Total households: 46,191
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Other15.7%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
