Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kenyon 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kenyon Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymonds Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Purdom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purdom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purdom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymonds Close
Apr 2026Burglary Rollswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Rollswood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layton Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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