Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Howlands area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 109th highest crime rate of 363 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 Howlands (AL7 4HS) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% higher than the Hollybush average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howlands (AL7 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rollswood, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendall Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linkfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaken Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Layton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kendall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Ley —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rollswood —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rollswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Katescroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drycroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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