Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

York Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 178th highest 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 York Road (AL1 4PL) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (AL1 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotsmoor, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eastbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sefton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotsmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corringham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
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Data Sources

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