Total Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Falcon Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 39th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falcon Way (AL7 1TW) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Way (AL7 1TW), the main crime hotspot is near A1000. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Falcon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kestrel Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vineyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Falcon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Falcon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A1000 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A1000 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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