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 3GN) 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 3GN), 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Place Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murton Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsey Lodge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lattimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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