Total Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hadrian Close area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Hadrian Close (AL3 4JY) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower than the Verulam average (76.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hadrian Close (AL3 4JY), 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.
View Crime In Verulam| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ermine Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ermine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ermine Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jerome Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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