Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wain Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Wain Close (EN6 1NF) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wain Close (EN6 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Swanley Crescent. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wain Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swanley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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