Total Crime Rate

56.1 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 56.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Douglas Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 152nd 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 Douglas Way (AL7 2LY) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Way (AL7 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ley Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chilton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ley Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary The Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Hardings Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jordans 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 2025Public order Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackdaws —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poppyfields —
Sep 2025Burglary The Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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