Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nutfield 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.
View Crime In Haldens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowans | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crookhams | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crookhams | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eastor | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Wood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Robin Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowans | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runsley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runsley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Runsley | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crookhams | — |
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