Total Crime Rate

247.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 118.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Paddocks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 27th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddocks (AL7 2BP) in the last 12 months was 247.5 per 1,000 residents and was 147.4% higher than the Haldens average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 465.0% 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 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Meadow (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Paddocks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwins Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Buddcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
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Data Sources

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