Total Crime Rate

563.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

257.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 563.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 257.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 230.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 428 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 563.6 per 1,000 residents and was 633.1% higher than the Verulam average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 257.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (AL3 4HL), the main crime hotspot is near Holywell Hill. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latium Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sumpter Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Lyon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Latium Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Welclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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