Total Crime Rate

140.8 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 140.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotters Croft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 66th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotters Croft (AL7 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the Howlands average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotters Croft (AL7 4AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cole Green Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotters Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Limes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Desborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Little Lake Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Autumn Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jonquil Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilworth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilworth Close —
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Data Sources

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