Crime Rates at Digswell Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NU

Digswell Rise area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Digswell Rise (AL8 7NU) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Sherrards average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 211.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Digswell Rise (AL8 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gresley Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pippens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.