Total Crime Rate

284.8 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 284.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hughenden Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm , and the 23rd 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 Hughenden Road (AL4 9QS) in the last 12 months was 284.8 per 1,000 residents and was 512.1% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughenden Road (AL4 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hughenden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hughenden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hughenden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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