Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Verulam Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 84th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verulam Road (AL3 4DA) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% higher than the Verulam average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 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 ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Road (AL3 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (41 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 (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolphin Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Bowes Lyon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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