Welwyn Hatfield

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Welwyn Hatfield.

Population: 123,893
People in Employment: 55,765 (70.9%)
People Inactive: 19,160 (24.4%)
People Unemployed: 3,750 (4.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 34k
Median Salary: £0
Mean Salary: £33,782

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Welwyn Hatfield. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Welwyn Hatfield for 2024

Welwyn Hatfields most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 3,841 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,929 crimes. Which is an decrease of 88 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	3,841	287	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	3,486	267	Getting Better
Shoplifting	752	75	Getting Better
Other theft	1,161	72	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	994	61	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	944	59	Getting Better
Public order	537	46	Getting Better
Drugs	254	30	Getting Better
Burglary	410	25	Getting Better
Other crime	168	11	Getting Better
Theft from the person	154	9	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	221	9	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	93	6	Getting Better
Robbery	101	5	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Welwyn Hatfield

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Hatfield Central has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Welwyn Hatfield, with 2105 crimes and 233 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Northaw and Cuffley has 306 crimes and 54 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Hatfield Central	164	18
Handside	116	16
Howlands	76	10
Hatfield Villages	72	6
Hatfield East	66	7
Hatfield South West	65	5
Peartree	61	8
Welham Green and Hatfield South	55	7
Welwyn West	52	9
Haldens	44	7
Brookmans Park and Little Heath	36	6
Hollybush	34	5
Sherrards	33	5
Welwyn East	33	5
Northaw and Cuffley	28	5
Panshanger	27	4

Crime map for Welwyn Hatfield

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Welwyn Hatfield

The average property price in Welwyn Hatfield is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Welwyn Hatfield is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Welwyn Hatfield could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£951,741.34	£527,982.94	£394,512.87	£248,024.91
2022	£940,882.75	£520,468.06	£390,261.15	£245,469.30
2021	£883,969.59	£489,469.72	£369,476.65	£240,104.76
2020	£832,131.02	£465,279.82	£351,176.99	£235,926.47
2019	£813,245.68	£455,945.49	£344,498.94	£238,716.06
2018	£811,776.59	£455,358.55	£344,547.49	£241,373.00
2017	£791,608.31	£441,733.71	£335,617.35	£240,448.65
2016	£764,554.15	£427,094.61	£325,143.50	£229,890.39
2015	£668,734.91	£371,318.57	£283,454.86	£200,183.05
2014	£599,611.70	£332,415.32	£254,846.44	£180,123.74
2013	£548,203.54	£300,160.47	£229,318.31	£162,493.41
2012	£531,738.60	£292,169.24	£222,765.40	£159,848.21
2011	£530,765.03	£286,918.56	£218,326.35	£159,440.44
2010	£522,030.64	£285,894.12	£218,507.77	£159,596.87

Property prices over time for Welwyn Hatfield

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Welwyn Hatfield

The median salary in Welwyn Hatfield is £0 and the mean salary in Welwyn Hatfield is £33,782.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 34k
Median Salary: £0
Annual Percentage Change: 0.0%
Mean Salary: £33,782

Salary comparison between Welwyn Hatfield and East

See how Welwyn Hatfield compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Welwyn Hatfield ranks 43 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA	117k	£33,686	11.4%	£36,988	10.2%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Thurrock UA	54k	£30,696	4.4%	£34,156	2.4%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Colchester	68k	£28,121	15.7%	£36,704	18.8%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Great Yarmouth	31k	£26,164	17.4%	£27,611	9.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
Luton UA	65k	£25,402	4.2%	£28,032	5.4%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Breckland	47k	£24,659	2.1%	£26,526	3.0%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%