Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirklands area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 47th 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 Kirklands (AL8 7RF) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% lower than the Sherrards average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirklands (AL8 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maidensfield, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picketts (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirklands area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picketts Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picketts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ashcombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haymeads Under investigation

Data Sources

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