Total Crime Rate

60.0 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 60.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 24th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 170th highest crime rate of 430 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 Valley Road (AL3 6LR) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 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 Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (AL3 6LR), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Soothouse Spring —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B651 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B651 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Soothouse Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ronsons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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