Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 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 76.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monks Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 142nd 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 Monks Close (AL1 2EW) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Close (AL1 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Oak, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leyland Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Avenue West —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glengall Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glengall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monks Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Oak —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Avenue West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Avenue West —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glengall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Oak —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trumpington Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Sopwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grindcobbe Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grindcobbe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Old Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Oak Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Oak —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Oak —
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Data Sources

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