Total Crime Rate
260.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avenue 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 3QS) 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 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bernards Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warwick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Culver Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ramsey Lodge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corringham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Heath Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corringham Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Battlefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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