Total Crime Rate

599.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 599.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 237.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 193.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.6 10/10
  • Burglary 39.6 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Otto Road area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 6th 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 Otto Road (AL7 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 599.0 per 1,000 residents and was 714.2% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 237.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otto Road (AL7 3EQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Otto Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welwyn Garden City —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fretherne Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Walk North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biopark Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biopark Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biopark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corals Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corals Mead —
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Data Sources

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