Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 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 85.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cell Barnes Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 126th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cell Barnes Lane (AL1 5PS) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Cunningham average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cell Barnes Lane (AL1 5PS), 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 Cell Barnes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sanders Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkshill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Sanders Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sanders Place Under investigation
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 Haig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ely Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barncroft Way —
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Data Sources

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