Total Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 32nd 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 Drakes Drive (AL1 5AW) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakes Drive (AL1 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashbourne Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keswick Close (20 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbourne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashbourne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frobisher Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frobisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staveley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Drakes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cell Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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