Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cardinal Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardinal Grove (AL3 4AY) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% higher than the Verulam average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Grove (AL3 4AY), the main crime hotspot is near Mortimer Crescent. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardinal Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cassius Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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