Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fishpool Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 104th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fishpool Street (AL3 4SB) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fishpool Street (AL3 4SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downedge (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fishpool Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Public order Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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