Crime Rates at Archers Ride, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4PS

Archers Ride area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 65th 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 Archers Ride (AL7 4PS) in the last 12 months was 135.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% higher than the Howlands average (73.6 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archers Ride (AL7 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cole Green Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.