(BA4) Haldens 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 Anne Lopez below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

(BA4) Haldens WardNeighbourhood Policing Team

Amy Sheldon

Inspector

Anne Lopez

Police Constable

Deane Brittain

Sergeant

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
Anti-social behaviour around Welwyn Garden City town centre especially around Stonehills. This will include working with partners to support with target hardening. Issued 14 May 2026	Additional resourcing has been stood up for the summer holidays to manage ASB. A large number of individuals involved in ASB in the town have been identified and we are working with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s ASB team to issue Acceptable Behaviour Agreement’s to those involved. A Community Protection Warning has also been issued to a male in connection with a breach of an ABA. Actioned 25 June 2026
Anti-social behaviour and vehicle nuisance in Peartree Lane and the surrounding area. Issued 14 May 2026	Officers continue to routinely patrol the locations where vehicle nuisance has been raised as a concern by residents. One vehicle was observed by police driving anti-socially and was issued a S59 Police Reform Act Warning. The driver was borrowing a friend’s car and that vehicle is now subject to seizure should it be stopped in similar circumstances in future. Actioned 25 June 2026

Priority

Action taken

Anti-social behaviour around Welwyn Garden City town centre especially around Stonehills. This will include working with partners to support with target hardening.

Issued 14 May 2026

Additional resourcing has been stood up for the summer holidays to manage ASB.
A large number of individuals involved in ASB in the town have been identified and we are working with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s ASB team to issue Acceptable Behaviour Agreement’s to those involved.
A Community Protection Warning has also been issued to a male in connection with a breach of an ABA.

Actioned 25 June 2026

Anti-social behaviour and vehicle nuisance in Peartree Lane and the surrounding area.

Issued 14 May 2026

Officers continue to routinely patrol the locations where vehicle nuisance has been raised as a concern by residents.
One vehicle was observed by police driving anti-socially and was issued a S59 Police Reform Act Warning. The driver was borrowing a friend’s car and that vehicle is now subject to seizure should it be stopped in similar circumstances in future.

Actioned 25 June 2026

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