Total Crime Rate

218.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 218.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Antonine Gate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 31st 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 Antonine Gate (AL3 4JB) in the last 12 months was 218.1 per 1,000 residents and was 183.7% higher than the Verulam average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Antonine Gate (AL3 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Ermine Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Antonine Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ermine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ermine Close —
Apr 2026Public order Ermine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dubrae Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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