Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swallow End area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 64th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swallow End (AL7 1JA) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% higher than the Howlands average (73.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow End (AL7 1JA), the main crime hotspot is near Martinfield. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swallow End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martinfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martinfield —
Apr 2026Other theft Martinfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brownfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brownfields Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynmouth Road —
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Data Sources

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