Total Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canonsfield Road area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Welwyn East , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canonsfield Road (AL6 0QH) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Welwyn East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canonsfield Road (AL6 0QH), the main crime hotspot is near Leonard'S Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Welwyn East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybush Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leonard'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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