Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sir John Newsom Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 114th lowest 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 Sir John Newsom Way (AL7 4FJ) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower 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 16 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 ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sir John Newsom Way (AL7 4FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Rollswood. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sir John Newsom Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Layton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Ley —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linkfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaken Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rollswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rollswood —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Katescroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Ley —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raymonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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