Total Crime Rate

337.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 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 337.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 325.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Twyford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 15th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Twyford Road (AL4 9BT) in the last 12 months was 337.1 per 1,000 residents and was 429.3% higher than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 235.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 304.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Twyford Road (AL4 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twyford Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Larches (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Twyford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Brelades Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harvest Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerlands Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belsize Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollicott Close —
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Data Sources

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