Total Crime Rate

342.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 342.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 297.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Limes area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 12th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Limes (AL7 4BD) in the last 12 months was 342.8 per 1,000 residents and was 365.9% higher than the Howlands average (73.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Limes (AL7 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archers Ride (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Limes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilworth Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pastures Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pastures —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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