Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Lattimore Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 104th 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 Upper Lattimore Road (AL1 3NU) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Lattimore Road (AL1 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Lattimore Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ramsey Lodge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lattimore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B691 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murton Court
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newsom Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milliner'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Place Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lattimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Civic Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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