Total Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Squirrels area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Squirrels (AL7 2JH) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Squirrels (AL7 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Ley Walk. Police recorded 27 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 The Squirrels area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppyfields —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chilton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaws —
Sep 2025Public order Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ploughmans End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaddesden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graveley Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Court —

Data Sources

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