Crime Rates at Creighton Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 2LH

Creighton Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 199th lowest 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 Creighton Avenue (AL1 2LH) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Sopwell average (104.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 316.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Creighton Avenue (AL1 2LH), 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.