Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Duncan Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 361 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 Duncan Close (AL7 3XP) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Duncan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaktree Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ravenfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Ley —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peartree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essendon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgundy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelred Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgundy Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Holwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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