Total Crime Rate

284.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 284.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.7 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Avenue Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avenue Road (AL1 3EH) in the last 12 months was 284.3 per 1,000 residents and was 346.2% higher than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (AL1 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Stonecross Close. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonecross Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newsom Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corringham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Culver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Murton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eastbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newsom Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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