Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 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
  • Robbery 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

Valley Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 56th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (AL3 6LN) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.3% higher than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (AL3 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B651 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ronsons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B651 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Soothouse Spring —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soothouse Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B651 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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