Crime Rates at Old London Road, St. Albans, AL1 1PW

Old London Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 178th 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 Old London Road (AL1 1PW) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old London Road (AL1 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.