Total Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 10th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 63rd lowest 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 Sandpit Lane (AL1 4EW) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpit Lane (AL1 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sefton Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Avenue (3 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Battlefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corringham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gainsborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corringham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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