Total Crime Rate

391.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 391.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 235.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Appletree Way area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 13th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appletree Way (AL7 2FE) in the last 12 months was 391.1 per 1,000 residents and was 287.0% higher than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 490.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appletree Way (AL7 2FE), the main crime hotspot is near Black Fan Road. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Appletree Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elderfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Fan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Fan Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Black Fan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Fan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elderfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Latimer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buddcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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