Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 27.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bardwell Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 128th lowest 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 Bardwell Road (AL1 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bardwell Road (AL1 1RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bardwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequer Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saracens Head Yard β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saracens Head Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherall Mews β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chequer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Half Moon Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

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