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

Home Ley area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 130th highest crime rate of 363 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 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% lower than the Howlands average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Ley (AL7 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Ravenfield Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.