Total Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grovebury Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grovebury Gardens (AL2 2QE) in the last 12 months was 17.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Park Street average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grovebury Gardens (AL2 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Park Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Spruce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spruce Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.