Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sloansway 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sloansway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quickbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lumbards Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterling Court
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sterling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pond Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quickbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flexley Wood

Data Sources

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