Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roestock Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Roestock Lane (AL4 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% lower than the Colney Heath average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roestock Lane (AL4 0QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tollgate Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Admirals Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Roestock Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Meadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admirals Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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