Total Crime Rate

163.5 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 163.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grosvenor Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grosvenor Road (AL1 3UE) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.8% higher than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grosvenor Road (AL1 3UE), 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 Grosvenor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Aspasia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 2025Vehicle crime Hordle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pullman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pullman Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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