Crime Rates at Nelson Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 5SE

Nelson Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 106th lowest 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 Nelson Avenue (AL1 5SE) in the last 12 months was 23.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Avenue (AL1 5SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkway Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.