Total Crime Rate

200.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 200.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Drycroft area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drycroft (AL7 4DH) in the last 12 months was 200.7 per 1,000 residents and was 167.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drycroft (AL7 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rollswood, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elliott Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drycroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Drycroft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purdom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rollswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rollswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purdom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Purdom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drycroft —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boundary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Drycroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merrifield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott Close —
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Data Sources

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