Total Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheppards Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheppards Close (AL3 5AL) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheppards Close (AL3 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Nicholas Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheppards Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Heathlands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Batchwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Batchwood Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Batchwood Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heathlands Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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