Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 130.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • 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

Remus Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 56th highest crime rate of 428 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 Remus Close (AL1 2NR) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Sopwell average (114.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Remus Close (AL1 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Mandeville Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Remus Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Creighton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howland Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coningsby Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coningsby Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holyrood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Howland Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernecroft —
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Data Sources

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