Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • 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 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 430 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 4DL) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Road (AL3 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Crescent (23 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A4147 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oster Street 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 2025Drugs Thornton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sydney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oster Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Folly Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Worley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bowes Lyon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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