Total Crime Rate

225.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 225.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newgate Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm , and the 28th highest crime rate of 430 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 Newgate Close (AL4 9JE) in the last 12 months was 225.4 per 1,000 residents and was 384.4% higher than the Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 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 ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newgate Close (AL4 9JE), the main crime hotspot is near Newgate Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newgate Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ardens Marsh Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newgate Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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