Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 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 13.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pitstone 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pitstone Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollicott Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belsize Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belsize Close

Data Sources

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