Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 40.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Old London Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 428 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 Old London Road (AL1 1PU) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Sopwell average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old London Road (AL1 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Elmshall Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmshall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wetherall Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Sopwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Milliner'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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