Total Crime Rate

70.3 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 70.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nursery Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 173rd 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 Nursery Hill (AL7 1UE) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Hill (AL7 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haldens, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bessemer Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Viaduct Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloverfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloverfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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