Total Crime Rate

101.6 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 101.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashby Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 91st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashby Gardens (AL1 2NP) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashby Gardens (AL1 2NP), 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 Ashby Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Watling View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vesta Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maynard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maynard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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