Total Crime Rate

162.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 162.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Charrington Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 46th 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 Charrington Place (AL1 3FL) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 124.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charrington Place (AL1 3FL), 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 Charrington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmshall Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Pullman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspasia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspasia Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspasia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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