Postcode · Welwyn Garden City
Crime in AL7 1GR
How much crime is recorded in AL7 1GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peartree
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
AL7 1GRWelwyn Garden City
How safe is AL7 1GR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL7 1GR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 1GRNational
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Burglary11.09.1
Shoplifting6.68.4
Public order5.04.6
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.