Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birkin Court 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 Birkin Court (AL7 3FA) 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 Birkin Court (AL7 3FA), the main crime hotspot is near Otto Road. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkin Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyde Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hyde Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Ley —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biopark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biopark Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Penn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peartree Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peartree Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biopark Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Walk North Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Otto Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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