Total Crime Rate

2109.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

509.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2109.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 690.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 554.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 509.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 118.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 109.1 10/10
  • Public order 90.9 10/10
  • Robbery 90.9 10/10
  • Other theft 54.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
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

Fretherne Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 2nd 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 Fretherne Road (AL8 6NU) in the last 12 months was 2109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 908.8% higher than the Handside average (209.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 509.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fretherne Road (AL8 6NU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fretherne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wigmores North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wigmores North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welwyn Garden City —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Garden City Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stonehills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehills —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fretherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fretherne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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