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 5TT) 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 5TT), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park View Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haig Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Campfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lycaste Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lycaste Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lycaste Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lycaste Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barncroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dexter Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sanders Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hawkshill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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