Total Crime Rate

259.5 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 259.5 10/10
  • Other theft 178.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandpit Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 25th 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 Sandpit Lane (AL1 4BN) in the last 12 months was 259.5 per 1,000 residents and was 326.0% higher than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpit Lane (AL1 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpit Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Johns Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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