Total Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 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 60.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Catherine Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 173rd 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 Catherine Street (AL3 5BT) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Street (AL3 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 100 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 Catherine Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Robbery St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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