Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 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 106.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
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

Berwick Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hollybush , and the 109th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berwick Place (AL7 4TU) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berwick Place (AL7 4TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Josephs Green, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elliott Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Berwick Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chequersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merrifield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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