Total Crime Rate

1543.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

566.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1543.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 566.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 436.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 293.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 273.3 10/10
  • Public order 110.0 10/10
  • Other theft 90.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.3 10/10
  • Drugs 83.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.3 10/10
  • Other crime 40.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
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

Brooklands Court area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 2nd 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 Brooklands Court (AL1 3NS) in the last 12 months was 1543.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2033.7% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 566.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooklands Court (AL1 3NS), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brooklands Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Place Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Marlborough Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Murton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Tree Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newsom Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newsom Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Milliner'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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