Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welham Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 163rd highest 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 Welham Close (AL9 7PP) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Hatfield South West average (95.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welham Close (AL9 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixons Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farmhouse Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farmhouse Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lydia Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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