Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hopground Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Cunningham , and the 139th 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 Hopground Close (AL1 5TA) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Cunningham average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopground Close (AL1 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Cell Barnes Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopground Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cell Barnes Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Mile House Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barncroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kensington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Mile House Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cell Barnes Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Aldwick Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foxcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stuart Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stuart Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flinders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flinders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flinders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hopground Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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