Total Crime Rate

195.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mount Way area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Way (AL7 4LA) in the last 12 months was 195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 156.7% higher than the Hollybush average (76.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Way (AL7 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Wade, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendall Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kendall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kendall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Wade —
Sep 2025Public order The Wade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Wade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Howlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartlett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Wade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountway Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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