Total Crime Rate

290.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 290.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
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

Home Meadow area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 18th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Home Meadow (AL7 3BA) in the last 12 months was 290.0 per 1,000 residents and was 294.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Meadow (AL7 3BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyde Way, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essendon Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Home Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge Road East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essendon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Ley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynmouth Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenfield Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaktree Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelred Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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