Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Melbourne Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 126th highest 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 Melbourne Close (AL3 6LU) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Close (AL3 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Valley Enterprise Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Firbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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