Total Crime Rate

380.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 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 380.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 138.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandpit Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 10th 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 Sandpit Road (AL7 3TW) in the last 12 months was 380.8 per 1,000 residents and was 417.6% higher than the Howlands average (73.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpit Road (AL7 3TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpit Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpit Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgundy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgundy Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandpit Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymonds Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymonds Close —
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Data Sources

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