Total Crime Rate

328.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 328.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 234.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Augustus Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 20th 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 Augustus Close (AL3 4JH) in the last 12 months was 328.9 per 1,000 residents and was 315.2% higher than the Verulam average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Augustus Close (AL3 4JH), 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 Augustus Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Augustus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Icknield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindum Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Augustus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ermine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ermine Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ermine Close —
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Data Sources

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