Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Widford Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 146th 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 Widford Road (AL7 2LR) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widford Road (AL7 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Ley Walk. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Widford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppyfields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chilton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaws —
Sep 2025Public order Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaddesden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graveley Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ploughmans End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Fan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Latimer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
Sep 2025Other theft Black Fan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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