Total Crime Rate
90.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chiltern Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm , and the 112th 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 Chiltern Road (AL4 9SY) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chiltern Road (AL4 9SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quantock Close, where police recorded 12 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.
View Crime In Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiltern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkswood Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larkswood Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Quantock Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Larkswood Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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