Total Crime Rate
67.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cavendish Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 155th 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 Cavendish Road (AL1 5EF) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavendish Road (AL1 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotsmoor, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dellfield (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clarence| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dellfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Park Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotsmoor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkshill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dellfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blandford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawkshill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Laurel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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