Total Crime Rate
95.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dellfield 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.
View Crime In Cunningham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barncroft Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkshill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dellfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dellfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sanders Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sanders Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sanders Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkshill | — |
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