Total Crime Rate

318.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 318.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Peakes Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 16th 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 Peakes Place (AL1 5AY) in the last 12 months was 318.5 per 1,000 residents and was 340.3% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 360.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peakes Place (AL1 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peakes Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotsmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans —
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Data Sources

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