Total Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newsom Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 35th lowest 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 Newsom Place (AL1 3AN) in the last 12 months was 10.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% lower than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ).

In the area around Newsom Place (AL1 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newsom Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsey Lodge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murton Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lattimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corringham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corringham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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