Crime Rates at Knights Orchard, St. Albans, AL3 4DJ

Knights Orchard area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 197th lowest 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 Knights Orchard (AL3 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 5 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Orchard (AL3 4DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 100 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.