Total Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edmond Beaufort Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Edmond Beaufort Drive (AL3 5LA) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edmond Beaufort Drive (AL3 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Stonecross Close. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bernards Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1081 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlisle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cricketers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cricketers Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heathlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonecross Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1081 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heathlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Carlisle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1081 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Corner | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1081 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1081 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanore Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1081 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Corner | β |
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