Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nutfield area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 160th highest crime rate of 361 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 Nutfield (AL7 1UL) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Haldens average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nutfield (AL7 1UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Runsley, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margery Wood (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nutfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowans Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crookhams Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crookhams
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nutfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margery Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margery Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robin Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowans Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runsley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runsley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runsley
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crookhams

Data Sources

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