Total Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 11.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Other theft 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 9th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Sandpit Lane (AL1 4HL) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpit Lane (AL1 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sefton Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunderland Avenue (2 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 (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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