Crime Rates at Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH

Parkway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 30th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkway (AL8 6HH) in the last 12 months was 219.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Handside average (209.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkway (AL8 6HH), 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.