Total Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Oswald Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oswald Road (AL1 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Oswald Road (AL1 3AQ), 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 Oswald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area 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 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Cut —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lattimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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