Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Linden Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Clarence , and the 194th 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 Linden Crescent (AL1 5DD) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Clarence average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Crescent (AL1 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greensleeves Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1057 (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cape Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guildford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brick Knoll Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greensleeves Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Greensleeves Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1057 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Linden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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