Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bessemer Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 89th highest 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 Bessemer Road (AL7 1GF) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Howlands average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Road (AL7 1GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B195, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1000 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bessemer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welwyn Garden City —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Welwyn Garden City Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hyde Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B195 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A1000 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welwyn Garden City Local resolution
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Data Sources

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