Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Little Thistle area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 169th 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 Little Thistle (AL7 4AE) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Thistle (AL7 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Thistle Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Thistle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Ganett —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Thistle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistle Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thistle Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holwell Hyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thistle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holwell Hyde Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caponfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Ganett Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caponfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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