Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 29.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandpit Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Sandpit Lane (AL4 0BU) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpit Lane (AL4 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandpit Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southfield Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kestrel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kestrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Falcon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falcon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falcon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newgate Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Leys —
Apr 2026Burglary Fernleys Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Leys Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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