Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 41.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sweet Briar area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sweet Briar (AL7 3EB) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweet Briar (AL7 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitethorn (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sweet Briar area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jonquil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pastures Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pastures —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heronswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Whitethorn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilworth Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitethorn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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