Crime Rate in Welwyn West, ward

Welwyn West has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Welwyn Hatfield district and the 3545th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 394th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Welwyn West in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Welwyn Hatfield district average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Welwyn West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Welwyn West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 52 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Prospect Place (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.