Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 61.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vesta Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 428 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 Vesta Avenue (AL1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesta Avenue (AL1 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Hudson Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vesta Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Howland Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vesta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vesta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilshere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernecroft —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howland Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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