Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brampton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 65th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brampton Road (AL1 4PW) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% higher than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brampton Road (AL1 4PW), the main crime hotspot is near St Paul'S Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brampton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luna Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gainsborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Park Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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