Total Crime Rate

28.9 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 28.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Park View Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 136th 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 Park View Close (AL1 5TP) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Park View Close (AL1 5TP), the main crime hotspot is near Dellfield. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park View Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lycaste Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Campfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hawkshill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barncroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lycaste Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lycaste Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lycaste Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sanders Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dexter Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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