Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boundary Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 119th highest 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 Boundary Lane (AL7 4EG) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Hollybush average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Lane (AL7 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Kendall Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Katescroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kendall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linkfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Layton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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