Crime Rates at Dalewood, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2JW

Dalewood area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 361 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 Dalewood (AL7 2JW) in the last 12 months was 179.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% higher than the Haldens average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalewood (AL7 2JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalewood (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.