Total Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.3 2/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Battlefield Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Battlefield Road (AL1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battlefield Road (AL1 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Culver Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastbury Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Battlefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Culver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eastbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corringham Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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