Total Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 27.1 3/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Riverside Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 116th 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 Riverside Road (AL1 1ST) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Sopwell average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (AL1 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pullman Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Sopwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
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Data Sources

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