Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridgeway area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 176th highest crime rate of 361 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 Ridgeway (AL7 2DB) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Howlands average (73.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (AL7 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitethorn, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haynes Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heronswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamps —
Apr 2026Burglary Elderfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haynes Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haynes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poundwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jonquil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sampsons Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitethorn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sampsons Field —
Apr 2026Other theft Bushey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Barns Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodcot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leefield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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