Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hunters Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunters Way (AL7 4NN) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunters Way (AL7 4NN), 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 Hunters Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollybush Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandpit Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Valley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Homestead Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Homestead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longlands Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgundy Croft
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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