Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ver Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 89th highest crime rate of 430 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 Ver Road (AL3 4QW) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Verulam average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ver Road (AL3 4QW), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ver Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Ver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A4147 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Sydney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
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Data Sources

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