Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Belmont Hill area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 195th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

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 Belmont Hill (AL1 1BH) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Sopwell average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Hill (AL1 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dolphin Yard (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saracens Head Yard —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saracens Head Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherall Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Ashwood Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyland Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Sopwell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leyland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holywell Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holywell Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albeny Gate —
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Data Sources

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