Crime Rates at Gwynfa Close, Welwyn, AL6 0PR

Gwynfa Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Welwyn East , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwynfa Close (AL6 0PR) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Welwyn East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwynfa Close (AL6 0PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxglove Way, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roundwood Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.