Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Salisbury Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 98th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Road (AL7 3RU) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (AL7 3RU), 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 Salisbury Road area

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

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