Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Corinium Gate area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 192nd 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 Corinium Gate (AL3 4HY) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower than the Verulam average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime 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 Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corinium Gate (AL3 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Ermine Close. Police recorded 88 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 Corinium Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ermine Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mortimer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mortimer Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mortimer Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ermine Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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