Total Crime Rate

506.2 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 506.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 312.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Victoria Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 10th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Street (AL1 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 506.2 per 1,000 residents and was 636.3% higher than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (AL1 3HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 229 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 Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lattimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherall Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milliner'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lattimore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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