Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Watling View area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 199th highest 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 Watling View (AL1 2PA) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling View (AL1 2PA), the main crime hotspot is near The Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Watling View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vesta Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tavistock Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Remus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maynard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maynard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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