Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Strawfields area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 167th 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 Strawfields (AL7 1RB) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strawfields (AL7 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Buddcroft. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strawfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buddcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Herns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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