Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 67.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Verulam Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 156th highest 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 Verulam Road (AL3 4DA) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Verulam average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Road (AL3 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Verulam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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