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

Watsons Walk 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 Watsons Walk (AL1 1PD) 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 Watsons Walk (AL1 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watsons Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lattimore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milliner'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherall Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Cut —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albeny Gate —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Sopwell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millers Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Riverside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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