Crime Rates at Great Ganett, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3DA

Great Ganett area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 144th 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 Great Ganett (AL7 3DA) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Ganett (AL7 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kilworth Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bushey Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.