Total Crime Rate

1099.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

327.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1099.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 364.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 327.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 276.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.3 10/10
  • Drugs 67.0 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Public order 40.2 10/10
  • Other crime 34.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Holywell Hill area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 428 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 Holywell Hill (AL1 1HB) in the last 12 months was 1099.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1419.7% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 327.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holywell Hill (AL1 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holywell Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bardwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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