Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 161st 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 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Hollybush average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% 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 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elliott Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott Close
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linkfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Layton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rollswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequersfield
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rollswood

Data Sources

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