Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watling Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 200th highest crime rate of 430 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 Watling Street (AL1 2QE) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Verulam average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (AL1 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near The Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vesta Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Watling View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watling View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watling Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tithe Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaf Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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