Total Crime Rate

129.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 101.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodhall Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 73rd 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 Woodhall Court (AL7 3TD) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% higher than the Howlands average (73.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhall Court (AL7 3TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peartree Court, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athelstan Walk South (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhall Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Walk South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhall Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadwater Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peartree Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peartree Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Walk North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences By The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corals Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corals Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Penn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biopark Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biopark Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Spinney —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biopark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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