Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Robbery 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

Breakspear Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Breakspear Avenue (AL1 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breakspear Avenue (AL1 5EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Paul'S Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dellfield (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Breakspear Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lycaste Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ninedells Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotsmoor —
Sep 2025Other theft Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Aspasia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hordle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lycaste Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lycaste Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lycaste Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hawkshill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —

Data Sources

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