Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 106.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cottonmill Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 84th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottonmill Lane (AL1 2EZ) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottonmill Lane (AL1 2EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Oak, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butterfield Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cottonmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butterfield Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Oak —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Butterfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butterfield Lane —
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 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Oak —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glengall Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glengall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glengall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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