Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 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 76.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Two Acres area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Two Acres (AL7 4NS) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Two Acres (AL7 4NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollybush Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Two Acres area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartlett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hollybush Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Valley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Homestead Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Homestead Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollybush Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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