Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wingate Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 50th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wingate Way (AL1 5RF) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingate Way (AL1 5RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wingate Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Sanders Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sanders Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sanders Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aldwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barncroft Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Springfield Road 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 Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cell Barnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cell Barnes Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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