Crime Rates at Sopwell Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1RL

Sopwell Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 195th highest 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 Sopwell Lane (AL1 1RL) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopwell Lane (AL1 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 185 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.