Crime Rate in Brookmans Park and Little Heath, ward

Brookmans Park and Little Heath has the 5th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 2704th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 417th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brookmans Park and Little Heath in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brookmans Park and Little Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brookmans Park and Little Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.