Total Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Gaddesden Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 363 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 Gaddesden Grove (AL7 2LW) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaddesden Grove (AL7 2LW), 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 Gaddesden Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Black Fan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppyfields —
Sep 2025Public order Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chilton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaddesden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaws —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Fan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graveley Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ploughmans End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
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Data Sources

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