Crime Rates at Heronswood Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3JQ

Heronswood Road 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 Heronswood Road (AL7 3JQ) 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 Heronswood Road (AL7 3JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cole Green Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.