Total Crime Rate

448.2 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 448.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.1 10/10
  • Other theft 173.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watling Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Park Street , and the 14th 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 Watling Street (AL2 2NN) in the last 12 months was 448.2 per 1,000 residents and was 344.7% higher than the Park Street average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 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 Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (AL2 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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