Crime Rate in Welham Green and Hatfield South, ward

Welham Green and Hatfield South has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 3695th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 350th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Welham Green and Hatfield South in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Welham Green and Hatfield South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 215 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 Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Welham Green and Hatfield South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Millwards, with 43 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Stanley Drive (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.