Total Crime Rate

600.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 600.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 272.4 10/10
  • Other theft 124.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hudson Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 7th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hudson Close (AL1 2JU) in the last 12 months was 600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 474.1% higher than the Sopwell average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hudson Close (AL1 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 114 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 Hudson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hudson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hudson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maynard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centrium —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centrium Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyrils Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Watling View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Griffiths Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashwood Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vesta Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maynard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mercers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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