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

Lytton Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 65th lowest 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 Lytton Gardens (AL8 6EG) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower than the Handside average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytton Gardens (AL8 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howardsgate (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.