Crime Rates at Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG

Lytton Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 361 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 Lytton Gardens (AL8 6EG) in the last 12 months was 14.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% lower than the Handside average (209.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Gardens (AL8 6EG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 155 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.