(BA3) Sherrards Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area. They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Response) and investigating crimes (Crime Investigation Department).

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Callum Walford below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Callum Walford

Police Constable

Deane Brittain

Sergeant

Robert Wilson

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority. You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf Issued 02 April 2026	Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues: Anti-social behaviour in Welwyn Garden City town centre • We have been working hard to identify those contributing to ASB in the area and we are working closely with partner agencies and schools. • Work has been completed with the full support of the managing agent for the now vacant Lloyd’s Bank to ensure the premises is properly secured. This will prevent those who would seek to trespass from gaining entry and causing damage. • We’ve also installed gates in the alleyway that run alongside McDonalds to the bus station. This should prevent the alleyway from being used for criminality and ASB. Drug issues in Peartree • Officers have been carrying out patrols and developing intelligence so that appropriate action can be taken. This could be in the form or arrests or warrants. • Residents have been encouraged to continue reporting concerns via 101 or online at https://www.herts.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us-beta/contact-us/ Actioned 02 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf

Issued 02 April 2026

Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues:

Anti-social behaviour in Welwyn Garden City town centre
• We have been working hard to identify those contributing to ASB in the area and we are working closely with partner agencies and schools.
• Work has been completed with the full support of the managing agent for the now vacant Lloyd’s Bank to ensure the premises is properly secured. This will prevent those who would seek to trespass from gaining entry and causing damage.
• We’ve also installed gates in the alleyway that run alongside McDonalds to the bus station. This should prevent the alleyway from being used for criminality and ASB.

Drug issues in Peartree
• Officers have been carrying out patrols and developing intelligence so that appropriate action can be taken. This could be in the form or arrests or warrants.
• Residents have been encouraged to continue reporting concerns via 101 or online at https://www.herts.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us-beta/contact-us/

Actioned 02 April 2026

What members in (BA3) Sherrards Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

Agree or not? Have your say now, click here to do the survey