Total Crime Rate

491.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 491.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.1 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 10th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bessemer Road (AL7 1HH) in the last 12 months was 491.7 per 1,000 residents and was 425.8% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 182.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Road (AL7 1HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Mundells Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Falcon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falcon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A1000 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Mundells Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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