Total Crime Rate

575.8 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 575.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 197.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orchard Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 9th 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 Orchard Street (AL3 4HL) in the last 12 months was 575.8 per 1,000 residents and was 626.9% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 230.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (AL3 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near Holywell Hill. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Latium Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holywell Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holywell Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latium Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Bowes Lyon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pondwicks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Ver Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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