Total Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kitchener Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 109th 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 Kitchener Close (AL1 5RH) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kitchener Close (AL1 5RH), 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.
View Crime In Cunningham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aldwick | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldwick | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanders Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cell Barnes Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sanders Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sanders Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sanders Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burnside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Springfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barncroft Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cell Barnes Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ely Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haig Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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