Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kenyon Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kenyon Place (AL7 4FA) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kenyon Place (AL7 4FA), the main crime hotspot is near Rollswood. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hollybush| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raymonds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Purdom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purdom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Purdom Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Ley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raymonds Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rollswood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rollswood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Layton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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