Total Crime Rate
381.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Peters Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 13th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Street (AL1 3HG) in the last 12 months was 381.4 per 1,000 residents and was 498.8% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Street (AL1 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonecross Close (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bernards Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Carlisle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drovers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Drovers Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drovers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1081 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Tree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Tree Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Marlborough Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charter Close | Local resolution |
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