Crime Rate in Welwyn East, ward

Welwyn East has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 1664th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 252nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Welwyn East in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Welwyn East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Welwyn East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bessemer Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.