Total Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hyderabad Close 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 Hyderabad Close (AL7 2FB) 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 Hyderabad Close (AL7 2FB), the main crime hotspot is near Haynes Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Howlands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodcot Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Knella Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Little Ridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leefield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Barns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Sampsons Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Sampsons Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haynes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heronswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poundwell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Elderfield | Under investigation |
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