Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 80.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Park View Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 134th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park View Close (AL1 5FT) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park View Close (AL1 5FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawkshill, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park View Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sanders Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkshill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkshill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sanders Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Springfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sanders Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barncroft Way —
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Data Sources

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