Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dellfield area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dellfield (AL1 5ED) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% higher than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dellfield (AL1 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Dellfield. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dellfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barncroft Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkshill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dellfield
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dellfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sanders Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sanders Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sanders Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkshill

Data Sources

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