Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 46.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crossway area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 361 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 Crossway (AL8 7EB) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Sherrards average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossway (AL8 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Firs, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossway (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crossway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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