Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mountway Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 138th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountway Close (AL7 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountway Close (AL7 4JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kendall Close. Police recorded 30 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 Mountway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Howlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountway Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kendall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartlett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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