Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelbys area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 107th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelbys (AL7 2EG) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelbys (AL7 2EG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelbys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heay Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jordans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgebrooms Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meadow —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Hardings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heay Fields —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heay Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heay Fields —
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Data Sources

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