Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 64.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hollybush Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 174th 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 Hollybush Lane (AL7 4JH) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollybush Lane (AL7 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollybush Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raymonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Ley —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpit Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartlett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furzefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaken Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Ley —
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Data Sources

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