Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 123.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Approach Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 61st highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Approach Road (AL1 1SR) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Sopwell average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Approach Road (AL1 1SR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Approach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmshall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenton Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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