(BC2) Howlands 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 Dave Lewinton below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101. 
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

(BC2) Howlands Ward Neighbourhood Policing Team

Amy Sheldon (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Inspector, Welwyn Hatfield)

Amy Sheldon

Inspector

Dave Lewinton (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Police Constable, Welwyn Hatfield - South)

Dave Lewinton

Police Constable

Rich Baker (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Sergeant, Welwyn Hatfield - Welwyn South)

Rich Baker

Sergeant

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.

Issued 01 August 2026

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

Actioned 01 August 2026

During our last survey people asked us to focus on the following:

Anti-social behaviour including nuisance vehicles and drug use in Overfield Close/Fieldside Close and the surrounding area.

Issued 14 May 2026

• We have been targeting this issue through high-visibility patrols.
• We are working closely with partners and building up intelligence to identify offenders.

Actioned 04 August 2026

During our last survey people asked us to focus on the following:

Anti-social behaviour using vehicles and off road bikes in Welham Green.

Issued 14 May 2026

• This area remains a focus for targeted patrols, increased stop and search activity, and plain-clothes operations. These tactics are aimed at disrupting drug-related activity and associated criminality and we conducted a recent Day of Action focusing on these.
• During the Day of Action, we stop searched a number of known drug dealers in that area who we believed were on their way to pick up drugs. This proactive enforcement disrupted and prevented a number of exchanges happening.

Actioned 04 August 2026

What members in (BC2) Howlands Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

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Update on local policing priorities

During our most recent priority setting forums, members of the public gave feedback on the issues th...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
04/08/2026 16:40:40

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Have your say on local policing priorities

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20/07/2026 12:20:39

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