Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12010
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12010 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near AL10 0DS
Crime trends · near AL10 0DS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
52
YoY +33%
ASB
32
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +12%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
7
YoY +40%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
145
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,371
White Brit.44.6%
Other White17.4%
Indian11.6%
African7.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.0%
+ 8 other groups · 15.9%
Religion
Total residents: 2,368
Christian41.3%
No religion32.8%
Hindu9.3%
Not answered7.8%
Muslim5.8%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,371
25–3422.3%
35–4921.2%
20–2417.1%
50–6411.4%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.9%
Households
Total households: 942
Other24.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.1%
Any member 66+7.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.0%
+ 8 other households · 33.5%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council Area
Welwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hatfield Central
Constituency code
E14001573
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Hatfield
International Territorial Level
Welwyn Hatfield
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 012B E01023921
E01023921
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 012 E02004991
E02004991
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 012B E01023921
E01023921
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 012 E02004991
E02004991
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode AL10 0DS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 12010
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023921 and MSOA E02004991 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL10 0DS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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