Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 41.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

New England Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 197th 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 New England Street (AL3 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New England Street (AL3 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Church Crescent. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New England Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Lyon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Orchard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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