Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.6 6/10
  • Burglary 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Charmouth Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 166th highest 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 Charmouth Road (AL1 4SL) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charmouth Road (AL1 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gurney Court Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charmouth Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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