Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hunters Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 363 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 4NR) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hunters Way (AL7 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hollybush| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Ley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Great Ley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountway Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Ley | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leigh Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpit Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpit Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandpit Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartlett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpit Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountway Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Ley | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaken Grove | — |
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