Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grimston Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 95th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grimston Road (AL1 5EP) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimston Road (AL1 5EP), 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 Grimston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cotsmoor 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cotsmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarence Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Aspasia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shirley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charrington Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Charrington Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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