Total Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 22.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beresford Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Clarence , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 428 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 Beresford Road (AL1 5NP) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Clarence average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (AL1 5NP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Keswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Other theft College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richard Stagg Close —
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Data Sources

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