Crap Towns / Welwyn Garden City / Crime

How much crime is there in Welwyn Garden City?

The police recorded 75.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Welwyn Garden City from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 31.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 75.1, up from 68.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	68.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	82.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	75.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.1	34.1
Shoplifting	13.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.2	7.0
Other theft	5.0	5.4
Public order	4.7	6.6
Vehicle crime	4.5	3.8
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Drugs	1.9	2.4
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.2	0.5
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
London Colney	11.7 km	120
Hatfield	5.0 km	100
Stevenage	11.9 km	85.4
Welwyn Garden City	–	75.4
Potters Bar	11.6 km	74.8
St Albans	10.3 km	67.7
Hertford	7.5 km	66.8
Hoddesdon	13.6 km	64.8
Ware	11.2 km	52.5
Redbourn	14.2 km	40.0
Harpenden	10.8 km	37.9
The typical town	–	76.2