Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beehive Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 130th highest 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 Beehive Lane (AL7 4BA) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Hollybush average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 175.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beehive Lane (AL7 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowerfield (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beehive Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Pastures Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jonquil Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilworth Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pastures —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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