Crime Rates at Cambridge Road, St. Albans, AL1 5LF

Cambridge Road area has the highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Clarence , and the 131st highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (AL1 5LF) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% higher than the Clarence average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (AL1 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Keswick Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.