Crime Rates at Hardings, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2HA

Hardings area has the 12th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 108th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardings (AL7 2HA) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% higher than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardings (AL7 2HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ley Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.