Postcode · Welwyn Garden City
Crime in AL7 1RW
How much crime is recorded in AL7 1RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haldens
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,461 (2024)
How safe is AL7 1RW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL7 1RW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 1RWNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.01.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.