Total Crime Rate

187.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Russet Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 39th 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 Russet Drive (AL4 0AS) in the last 12 months was 187.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% higher than the Colney Heath average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russet Drive (AL4 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russet Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brick Knoll Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grenadier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenadier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grenadier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sturmer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greensleeves Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greensleeves Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cairns Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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