Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

House Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 133rd highest 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 House Lane (AL4 9EL) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around House Lane (AL4 9EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Allen 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.

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Crime Over Time in House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morris Green —
Sep 2025Public order Morris Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allen Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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