Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 127.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grove Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 58th highest crime rate of 428 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 Grove Road (AL1 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% higher than the Verulam average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (AL1 1DQ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Latium Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latium Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Other theft St Albans Abbey Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Centrium —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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