Crime Rates at Hill Street, St. Albans, AL3 4QS

Hill Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 197th highest 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 Hill Street (AL3 4QS) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (AL3 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Crescent (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.