Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18368
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18368 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 9BL
Crime trends · near AL10 9BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY -19%
ASB
11
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY +60%
Burglary
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
77
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,937
White Brit.30.4%
African19.2%
Indian12.5%
Other White11.4%
Other Asian4.7%
+ 10 other groups · 21.8%
Religion
Total residents: 2,945
Christian38.7%
No religion25.9%
Not answered13.7%
Muslim9.1%
Hindu9.0%
+ 2 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,947
20–2434.5%
16–1921.4%
25–3416.7%
35–4910.2%
50–644.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 12.6%
Households
Total households: 769
Other26.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over26.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.2%
+ 6 other households · 20.9%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council Area
Welwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hatfield Villages
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 010E E01033308
E01033308
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 010 E02004989
E02004989
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 010E E01033308
E01033308
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 010 E02004989
E02004989
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
September 2003
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> Present
September 2003 — Introduced
Postcode AL10 9BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 18368
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033308 and MSOA E02004989 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL10 9BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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