Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Widford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 135th highest crime rate of 361 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 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Haldens average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Widford Road (AL7 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Ley Walk. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thundridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graveley Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamps —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwins Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
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Data Sources

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