Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cell Barnes Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 175th highest 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 Cell Barnes Lane (AL1 5PS) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Cunningham average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cell Barnes Lane (AL1 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cell Barnes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barncroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haig Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hawkshill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dexter Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sanders Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Campfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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