Total Crime Rate

460.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 460.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 147.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ridgmont Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 13th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgmont Road (AL1 3AB) in the last 12 months was 460.1 per 1,000 residents and was 569.3% higher than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 177.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgmont Road (AL1 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgmont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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