Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 31.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nunnery Stables area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 154th 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 Nunnery Stables (AL1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Sopwell average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunnery Stables (AL1 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nunnery Stables area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyland Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Sopwell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grindcobbe Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leyland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leyland Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albeny Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Hill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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