Crime Rates at Old Dairy Yard, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4BY

Old Dairy Yard area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 90th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Dairy Yard (AL7 4BY) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Hollybush average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Dairy Yard (AL7 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollybush Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.