Letchworth and Baldock Town vs Welwyn Hatfield West

Letchworth and Baldock Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,358 crimes in the last 12 months. Welwyn Hatfield West has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 4,483 crimes. Letchworth and Baldock Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Letchworth and Baldock Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -16.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Welwyn Hatfield West shows -2% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Letchworth and Baldock Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,275 incidents). In Welwyn Hatfield West, it is Violent Crime (1,598 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Letchworth and Baldock Town recorded 764 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Welwyn Hatfield West recorded 840. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Letchworth and Baldock Town totalled 1,275 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,598 in Welwyn Hatfield West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Letchworth and Baldock Town recorded 4,024 crimes (now 3,358, a change of -16.6%). Welwyn Hatfield West recorded 4,576 crimes previously (now 4,483, -2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Letchworth and Baldock Town has a resolution rate of 13.7% and Welwyn Hatfield West has 23%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Letchworth and Baldock Town falls within the Hertfordshire Constabulary boundary. Welwyn Hatfield West is covered by Hertfordshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Letchworth and Baldock Town and Welwyn Hatfield West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.