Total Crime Rate

113.1 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 113.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cassius Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 78th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cassius Drive (AL3 4GD) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% higher than the Verulam average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cassius Drive (AL3 4GD), the main crime hotspot is near Mortimer Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cassius Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mortimer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mortimer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mortimer Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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