Crime Rates at Amethyst Walk, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6UX

Amethyst Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 9th 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 Amethyst Walk (AL8 6UX) in the last 12 months was 415.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 211.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amethyst Walk (AL8 6UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Amethyst Walk, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfields (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.