Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Cottonmill Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 159th 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 Cottonmill Lane (AL1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Sopwell average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottonmill Lane (AL1 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Old Oak. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottonmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottonmill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottonmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cottonmill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grindcobbe Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbots Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mentmore Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbots Avenue West —
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Data Sources

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