Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Abbots Avenue West area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbots Avenue West (AL1 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Avenue West (AL1 2JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mandeville Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbots Avenue West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Grindcobbe Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbots Avenue West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Avenue West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottonmill Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottonmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbots Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorham Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cottonmill Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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