Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatley Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 363 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 Wheatley Road (AL7 3LF) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Howlands average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Road (AL7 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Woodman Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Audreys Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodman Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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