Total Crime Rate

117.3 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 117.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 67th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drakes Drive (AL1 5AP) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakes Drive (AL1 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashbourne Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkway Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drakes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frobisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Court 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 Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cell Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frobisher Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cell Barnes Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cell Barnes Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashbourne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbourne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drakes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakes Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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