Total Crime Rate

974.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 974.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 294.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.5 10/10
  • Other theft 70.5 10/10
  • Drugs 44.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Albans Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Shenley , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 315 local areas in Hertsmere .

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 St Albans Road (EN6 3PP) in the last 12 months was 974.4 per 1,000 residents and was 649.9% higher than the Shenley average (129.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 224.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (EN6 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near St Giles' Avenue. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles' Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Giles' Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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