Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilkins Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 150th highest crime rate of 361 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 Wilkins Grove (AL8 6JS) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilkins Grove (AL8 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6129, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athelstan Walk South (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilkins Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corals Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corals Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences By The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Athelstan Walk South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rooks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fordwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6129 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rooks Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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