Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leigh Common area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 361 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 Leigh Common (AL7 4NL) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Hollybush average (74.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Common (AL7 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpit Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leigh Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Valley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Homestead Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Homestead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burgundy Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandpit Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgundy Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Ley Under investigation
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Data Sources

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