Crime Rates at The Pastures, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4PX

The Pastures 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 The Pastures (AL7 4PX) 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 The Pastures (AL7 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archers Ride (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.