Total Crime Rate

163.3 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 163.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hyde Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 49th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hyde Way (AL7 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 163.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hyde Way (AL7 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B195, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenfield Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hyde Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B195 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road East —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Road East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hyde Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Regent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Way —
Sep 2025Robbery Hyde Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A1000 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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