Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cowper Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 44th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (AL7 3LT) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 425.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (AL7 3LT), 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 Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodman Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosemoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shortlands Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shortlands Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cranborne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rosemoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Valley —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Audreys Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemoor Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Rosemoor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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