Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
25419
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25419 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 AL8 6HF
Crime trends · near AL8 6HF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY +37%
ASB
42
YoY +121%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
37
YoY +19%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising
143
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,756
White Brit.77.5%
Other White7.9%
Indian1.9%
White & Asian1.8%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
+ 4 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,758
Christian49.9%
No religion39.0%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim2.3%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,756
50–6422.0%
35–4918.8%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.1%
75–848.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Total households: 774
Any member 66+18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
Other13.4%
All members 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
+ 7 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority
Council Area
Welwyn Hatfield E14001573
Constituency
E14001573
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Handside
Constituency code
E14001573
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Welwyn Hatfield, unparished area
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 006B E01023917
E01023917
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 006 E02004985
E02004985
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Welwyn Hatfield 006B E01023917
E01023917
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Welwyn Hatfield 006 E02004985
E02004985
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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1993
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> Present
January 1993 — Introduced
Postcode AL8 6HF 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: 25419
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023917 and MSOA E02004985 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL8 6HF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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