Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 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 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kenton Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 428 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 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Cunningham average (111.5 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% 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 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspasia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspasia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmshall Place —
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspasia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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