Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Beehive Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beehive Lane (AL7 4BB) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower 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 15 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 Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beehive Lane (AL7 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beehive Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Limes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilworth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Autumn Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilworth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Graysfield —
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Data Sources

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