Crime Rates at Wheatbarn, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2BN

Wheatbarn area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 13th 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 Wheatbarn (AL7 2BN) in the last 12 months was 391.1 per 1,000 residents and was 287.0% higher than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 490.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatbarn (AL7 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Black Fan Road. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.