Crime Rates at Home Ley, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3BB

Home Ley area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 174th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Home Ley (AL7 3BB) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Howlands average (73.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Ley (AL7 3BB), 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.