Total Crime Rate

91.3 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Victoria Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 110th 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 Victoria Street (AL1 3XH) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (AL1 3XH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Cut —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lattimore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milliner'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherall Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marlborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Civic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lattimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —

Data Sources

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