Total Crime Rate

260.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 260.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Drugs 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

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 3QG) 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 3QG), the main crime hotspot is near Stonecross Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avenue Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murton Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsey Lodge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Culver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stonecross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonecross Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stonecross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1081 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1081 Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1081 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Place Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Stonecross Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonecross Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonecross Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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