Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pitstone Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pitstone Close (AL4 9JS) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Pitstone Close (AL4 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twyford Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mendip Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollicott Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Twyford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Twyford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Twyford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Twyford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Twyford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Twyford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Twyford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belsize Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belsize Close | — |
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