Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 138th highest crime rate of 361 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 Mount Way (AL7 4LD) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Hollybush average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Way (AL7 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near The Wade. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Howicks Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Wade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Wade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ascots Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountway Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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