Total Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· 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 18.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunters Way area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Hunters Way (AL7 4NT) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunters Way (AL7 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burgundy Croft (19 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartlett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burgundy Croft β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Ley β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigh Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Valley β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountway Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgundy Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaken Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpit Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpit Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Ley β€”

Data Sources

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