Total Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 23.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cell Barnes Close area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 106th lowest 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 Close (AL1 5QF) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Cunningham average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cell Barnes Close (AL1 5QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkway Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cell Barnes Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cell Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drakes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkway Court
Sep 2025Public order Parkway Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flinders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flinders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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