Crime Rates at Sherrardspark Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JP

Sherrardspark Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherrardspark Road (AL8 7JP) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Sherrards average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherrardspark Road (AL8 7JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.