Total Crime Rate

52.8 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 52.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Thirlmere Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 190th 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 Thirlmere Drive (AL1 5QU) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Drive (AL1 5QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keswick Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Cell Barnes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drakes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Staveley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 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 Under investigation

Data Sources

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