Crime Rates at Hedley Villas, St. Albans, AL1 5RU

Hedley Villas area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Clarence , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedley Villas (AL1 5RU) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Clarence average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedley Villas (AL1 5RU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.