Crime Rates at The Paddocks, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2BP

The Paddocks 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 The Paddocks (AL7 2BP) 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 The Paddocks (AL7 2BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buddcroft (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.