Crime Rates at Penn Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3EF

Penn Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 137th highest crime rate of 361 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 Penn Way (AL7 3EF) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Way (AL7 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.