Total Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.1 2/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 363 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 Hollybush Lane (AL7 4JL) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Hollybush average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollybush Lane (AL7 4JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgundy Croft (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hollybush Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burgundy Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furzefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Ley —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raymonds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpit Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaken Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Ley —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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