Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boundary Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 148th 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 Boundary Lane (AL7 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Lane (AL7 4EJ), 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 Boundary Lane area

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

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