Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charrington Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 51st 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 Charrington Place (AL1 3FL) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% higher than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charrington Place (AL1 3FL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 36 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Road 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 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Aspasia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hordle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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