Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jackdaws area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 146th highest crime rate of 363 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 Jackdaws (AL7 2BG) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jackdaws (AL7 2BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ley Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Jackdaws area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgebrooms Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Jordans Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk β€”
Sep 2025Public order Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heay Fields β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heay Fields β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Hardings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heay Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heay Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaddesden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chilton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaws β€”
Sep 2025Burglary The Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meadow β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Under investigation

Data Sources

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