Total Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 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 182.4 9/10
  • Drugs 56.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Newsom Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 40th 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 Newsom Place (AL1 3GU) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 186.3% higher than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Newsom Place (AL1 3GU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 30 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newsom Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newsom Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corringham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Murton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Place Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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