Crime Rates at Waterfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2AR

Waterfield area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 101st highest crime rate of 361 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 Waterfield (AL7 2AR) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Haldens average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterfield (AL7 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Fan Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buddcroft (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.