Total Crime Rate
77.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranbrook Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 140th 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 Cranbrook Drive (AL4 0SR) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the Colney Heath average (97.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranbrook Drive (AL4 0SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlotte Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobbs Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hill End| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobbs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hobbs Close | Under investigation |
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