Total Crime Rate

821.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 821.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 551.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Robbery 15.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Eaton Road area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 4th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eaton Road (AL1 4UD) in the last 12 months was 821.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1248.2% higher than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eaton Road (AL1 4UD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Royal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Road South —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Road South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montague Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hansell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cape Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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