Crime in SG13: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SG13 recorded 131 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.76 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 24.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 13.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring44.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment131 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_upCrime up 13.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
131Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within SG13 district
Welwyn Hatfield
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarket Map | total: 22 Shoplifting: 20 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 22 |
| Goddards Close Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6 | 6 |
| Petrol Station Map | total: 5 Other theft: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 5 |
| Bayford Lane Map | total: 4 Other crime: 2 Public order: 2 | 4 |
| Spinney Street Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
| Lilbourne Drive Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 3 |
| Braziers Field Map | total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Public order: 1 | 3 |
| Mead Lane Map | total: 3 Vehicle crime: 3 | 3 |
| Cranborne Close Map | total: 3 Public order: 1 Vehicle crime: 1 | 3 |
| Birch Farm Place Map | total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Drugs: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SG13
Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in SG13 at 24.4%. Anti-social Behaviour (22.9%) and Shoplifting (15.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SG13 has risen sharply — by 13.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SG13 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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