Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

London Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (AL1 1LB) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (AL1 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherall Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saracens Head Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milliner'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lattimore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saracens Head Yard —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Half Moon Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequer Street —
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Data Sources

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