Crime Rates at Avenue Road, St. Albans, AL1 3QE

Avenue Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 24th highest crime rate of 430 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 3QE) in the last 12 months was 260.3 per 1,000 residents and was 327.3% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 143.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (AL1 3QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1081, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonecross Close (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.