Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kings Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Verulam , and the 127th highest crime rate of 430 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 Kings Road (AL3 4TG) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (AL3 4TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Artisan Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A4147 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ver Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tanners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanners Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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