Crime in SG3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
SG3 recorded 49 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.11 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social Behaviour accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.9% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring43.76 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment49 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 3.9% year-on-year
Total Crimes
49Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within SG3 district
Welwyn Hatfield
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Lane Map | total: 6 Vehicle crime: 6 | 6 |
| Deanscroft Map | total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 6 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 5 |
| Long Lane Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 4 |
| Nutcroft Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4 | 4 |
| Tebbutt Court Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4 | 4 |
| Longmead Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3 | 3 |
| Hornbeam Spring Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3 | 3 |
| Frogmore Hill Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 2 |
| Raffin Park Map | total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 2 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: SG3
Anti-social Behaviour accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SG3 (38.8%). Violence & Sexual Offences (28.6%) and Vehicle Crime (14.3%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in SG3 has fallen slightly — by 3.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for SG3 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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