Total Crime Rate
88.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 117th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (AL4 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (AL4 9DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morris Green, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyndon Mead (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bernards Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopkins Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morris Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morris Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morris Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gibbons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.