Crime Rates at The Brambles, St. Albans, AL1 2DP

The Brambles area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 160th highest 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 The Brambles (AL1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Sopwell average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Brambles (AL1 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holywell Hill (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.