Crime Rate in Haldens, ward

Haldens has the 5th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 1726th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 138th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Haldens in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haldens’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 265 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 646.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 336 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haldens ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Black Fan Road, with 117 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Buddcroft (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.