Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longacres area has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Clarence , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longacres (AL4 0DR) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Clarence average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longacres (AL4 0DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greensleeves Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Bart'S Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longacres area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stanmore Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greensleeves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marconi Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Diana Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenadier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Chase —
Apr 2026Other theft St Bart'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanmore Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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