Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ramblers Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ramblers Way (AL7 2JU) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramblers Way (AL7 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Carve Ley. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ramblers Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamps —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thundridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Ganett —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graveley Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Ganett Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dodwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bushey Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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