Postcode · Welwyn Garden City
Crime in AL7 1GG
How much crime is recorded in AL7 1GG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peartree
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
How safe is AL7 1GG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL7 1GG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
AL7 1GGNational
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary8.29.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.72.4
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.