Crime Rate in Panshanger, ward

Panshanger has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 2444th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 375th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Panshanger in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Panshanger’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -56.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Panshanger ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Black Fan Road, with 112 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hall Barns (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.