Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Granville Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 75th highest crime rate of 428 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 Granville Road (AL1 5BE) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Road (AL1 5BE), 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 Granville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmshall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotsmoor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Albans —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmshall Place —
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Data Sources

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