Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 5.1 1/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benbow Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 428 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 Benbow Close (AL1 5SA) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Cunningham average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benbow Close (AL1 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 192 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkway Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benbow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Catham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cell Barnes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cell Barnes Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cell Barnes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountbatten Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aldwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drakes Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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