Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ennerdale Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 47th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ennerdale Close (AL1 5QA) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Cunningham average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ennerdale Close (AL1 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 192 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keswick Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ennerdale Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richard Stagg Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Catham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cell Barnes Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cell Barnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cell Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Court
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Keswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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