Total Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Barley Croft area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Welwyn East , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barley Croft (SG3 6HY) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% lower than the Welwyn East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Croft (SG3 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Cross Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barley Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hay Wains Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Twin Foxes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickfield Close —
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Data Sources

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