Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 72.4 6/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Porters Wood area has the 18th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 141st highest crime rate of 430 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 Porters Wood (AL3 6DG) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% higher than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porters Wood (AL3 6DG), the main crime hotspot is near Melbourne Close. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porters Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soothouse Spring —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soothouse Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Spring Under investigation
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Data Sources

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