Total Crime Rate

477.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 477.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.9 10/10
  • Other theft 70.1 10/10
  • Public order 70.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Peakes Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 12th highest crime rate of 430 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 477.7 per 1,000 residents and was 594.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 133.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1121.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peakes Place (AL1 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 39 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 (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotsmoor —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ninedells Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
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Data Sources

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