Total Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Downes Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm , and the 171st lowest 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 Downes Road (AL4 9NT) in the last 12 months was 35.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downes Road (AL4 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slimmons Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Ridgeway (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Slimmons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshalswick Lane —
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Data Sources

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