Total Crime Rate

125.7 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 125.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Drakes Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 58th 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 Drakes Drive (AL1 5AA) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the Cunningham average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakes Drive (AL1 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parkway Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Drakes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkway Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cell Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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