Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hart Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 65th highest crime rate of 430 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 Hart Road (AL1 1NF) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Road (AL1 1NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 185 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 Hart Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albeny Gate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saracens Head Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
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Data Sources

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