Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sandridge Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 188th highest 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 Sandridge Road (AL1 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandridge Road (AL1 4AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watson Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marshall Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Battlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Heath Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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