Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 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
  • 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

Watford Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Park Street , and the 128th highest crime rate of 430 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 Watford Road (AL2 3DR) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Park Street average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Road (AL2 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Gardens (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belvedere Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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