Total Crime Rate
116.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sopwell , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Close (AL1 2PU) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Sopwell average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Close (AL1 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Romans End, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sopwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vesta Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tithe Barn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Stephen'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watling Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romans End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercers Row | Under investigation |
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