Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westly Wood area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westly Wood (AL7 1QL) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westly Wood (AL7 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Appletree Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westly Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Moors Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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