Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other theft 2.5 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
  • 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

Marshals Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 116th 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 Marshals Drive (AL1 4RB) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marshals Drive (AL1 4RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalkdell Fields, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slimmons Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marshals Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Slimmons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshal'S Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshalswick Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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