Total Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Alma Road area has the lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 428 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 Alma Road (AL1 3BS) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower than the Batchwood average (72.3 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 , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Alma Road (AL1 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 93 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 Alma Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans —
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmshall Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Milliner'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
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Data Sources

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