Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maslen Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Maslen Road (AL4 0GT) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maslen Road (AL4 0GT), the main crime hotspot is near Ashbourne Court. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maslen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ashbourne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Drakes Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drakes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frobisher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frobisher Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbourne Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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