Total Crime Rate

208.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 208.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watchmead area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 29th 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 Watchmead (AL7 1LT) in the last 12 months was 208.9 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% higher than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watchmead (AL7 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Knella Green. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watchmead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Moors Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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