Crime Rates at Cole Green Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 3PD

Cole Green Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 141st highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cole Green Lane (AL7 3PD) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Hollybush average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cole Green Lane (AL7 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Homestead Court (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.