Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tavistock Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 100th 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 Tavistock Close (AL1 2NS) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Sopwell average (114.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Close (AL1 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hudson Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mandeville Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coningsby Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howland Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Howland Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernecroft —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coningsby Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vesta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vesta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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