Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Russet Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 428 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 0AY) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Colney Heath average (97.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russet Drive (AL4 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greensleeves Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russet Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chivenor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenadier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greensleeves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chivenor Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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