Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kenton Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 87th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

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 Kenton Gardens (AL1 1JS) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Cunningham average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenton Gardens (AL1 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmshall Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Albans (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenton Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hordle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duncan Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Aspasia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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