Total Crime Rate

478.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 478.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridgmont Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 11th highest crime rate of 428 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 478.5 per 1,000 residents and was 561.6% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 190.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgmont Road (AL1 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 38 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmshall Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimston Road Under investigation
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