Total Crime Rate

422.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 422.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Other theft 76.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 15th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verulam Road (AL3 4DH) in the last 12 months was 422.2 per 1,000 residents and was 514.1% higher than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 123.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Road (AL3 4DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (37 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 (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Worley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sydney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Folly Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bowes Lyon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oster Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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