Total Crime Rate

298.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 298.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 46.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 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

Wilshere Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 21st 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 Wilshere Avenue (AL1 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 298.8 per 1,000 residents and was 161.3% higher 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilshere Avenue (AL1 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilshere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft St Albans Abbey Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hudson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilshere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vesta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vesta Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffiths Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centrium —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Doggetts Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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