Total Crime Rate

94.3 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 94.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 125th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Way (AL7 4LD) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Way (AL7 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near The Wade. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 17 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Wade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountway Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howicks Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Howicks Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Howlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henry Close —
Sep 2025Public order The Wade Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Wade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Wade —
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Data Sources

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