Crime Rates at Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DD

Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 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 Church Road (AL8 6DD) in the last 12 months was 3885.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1758.3% higher than the Handside average (209.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 934.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (AL8 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 457 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.