Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nutfield area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 118th lowest 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 Nutfield (AL7 1UL) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nutfield (AL7 1UL), the main crime hotspot is near Flexley Wood. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nutfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowans Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flexley Wood —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lumbards Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quickbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quickbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pond Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

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