Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Lemsford Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lemsford Road (AL1 3PF) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lemsford Road (AL1 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newsom Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lemsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corringham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corringham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gainsborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murton Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsey Lodge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowgate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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