Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Berwick Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollybush , and the 70th highest 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 Berwick Place (AL7 4TU) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berwick Place (AL7 4TU), the main crime hotspot is near St Josephs Green. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berwick Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Eddington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elliott Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Josephs Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequersfield —
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Data Sources

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