Postcode · Welwyn Garden City
Crime in AL7 4TU
How much crime is recorded in AL7 4TU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hollybush
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,255 (2024)
AL7 4TUWelwyn Garden City
How safe is AL7 4TU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL7 4TU 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4TUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary7.29.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Robbery1.81.4
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.24.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.