Total Crime Rate

295.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 295.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Saracens Head Yard area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saracens Head Yard (AL1 1ND) in the last 12 months was 295.3 per 1,000 residents and was 308.3% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saracens Head Yard (AL1 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saracens Head Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardwell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Lyon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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