Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirklands area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirklands (AL8 7RF) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Sherrards average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirklands (AL8 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maidensfield, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hitherway (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Sherrards

Crime Over Time in Kirklands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashcombe —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitherway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitherway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitherway Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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