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Crime Rates in Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6BQ

Crime Rate

501

High 8/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 501 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 8 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Welwyn Hatfield (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Welwyn Hatfield is 103 per thousand population, which can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Violence and sexual offences 94.8 7/10

Robbery 8.62 7/10

Possession of weapons 2.69 6/10

Drugs 6.46 5/10

Burglary 7 6/10

Shoplifting 186 8/10

Anti-social behaviour 87.8 8/10

Public order 32.8 8/10

Other theft 23.7 7/10

Criminal damage and arson 22.1 8/10

Bicycle theft 11.3 8/10

Vehicle crime 8.08 5/10

Theft from the person 5.92 4/10

Other crime 3.23 5/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in AL8 6BQ and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

Local Area of AL8 6BQ
Welwyn Hatfield
local authority
East of England

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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