Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old London Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 128th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old London Road (AL1 1QE) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old London Road (AL1 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bardwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Milliner'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Sopwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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