Postcode · Welwyn Garden City
Crime in AL8 6QT
How much crime is recorded in AL8 6QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Welwyn Garden City Central & Handside
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
AL8 6QTWelwyn Garden City
How safe is AL8 6QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL8 6QT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
235
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).
AL8 6QTNational
Shoplifting85.48.4
Anti-social behaviour70.810.7
Violence and sexual offences34.423.6
Burglary13.79.1
Public order11.14.6
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Other theft6.54.5
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.