Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sloansway area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 148th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sloansway (AL7 1NF) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sloansway (AL7 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Flexley Wood. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haldens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quickbeams | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowans | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lumbards | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sterling Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sterling Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sterling Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pond Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quickbeams | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flexley Wood | — |
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