Total Crime Rate
113.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chalk Dale area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 101st highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chalk Dale (AL7 2AP) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher 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 theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chalk Dale (AL7 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heay Fields, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buddcroft (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Haldens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Buddcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscroft | Under investigation |
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