Total Crime Rate

36.8 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 36.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Royston Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Clarence , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royston Road (AL1 5NG) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Clarence average (70.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royston Road (AL1 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near Keswick Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hansell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cape Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guildford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staveley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
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Data Sources

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