Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 81.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Dagnall Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Dagnall Street (AL3 4PX) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Dagnall Street (AL3 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Dagnall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Welclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Orchard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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