Total Crime Rate

291.5 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 291.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Peters Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 21st 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 St Peters Close (AL1 3ES) in the last 12 months was 291.5 per 1,000 residents and was 324.0% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Close (AL1 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drovers Way, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1081 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1081 Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1081 Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonecross Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonecross Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street —
Sep 2025Public order Stonecross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonecross Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stonecross Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stonecross Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Place Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Civic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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