Crime Rates at Upton Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5EW

Upton Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 10th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upton Avenue (AL3 5EW) in the last 12 months was 482.5 per 1,000 residents and was 567.1% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 149.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upton Avenue (AL3 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.