Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 98.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 98th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant (AL3 4QU) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (AL3 4QU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Orchard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welclose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artisan Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welclose Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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