Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Spruce Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Park Street , and the 186th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spruce Way (AL2 2TU) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Park Street average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spruce Way (AL2 2TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bay Tree Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spruce Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Orbital Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tippendell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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