Total Crime Rate

1503.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1503.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 463.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 296.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.3 10/10
  • Public order 116.7 10/10
  • Other theft 86.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.3 10/10
  • Drugs 66.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.7 10/10
  • Other crime 23.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
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

Waddington Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the highest crime rate of 430 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 Waddington Road (AL3 5EX) in the last 12 months was 1503.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2086.7% higher than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 620.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddington Road (AL3 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 248 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waddington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sydney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bowes Lyon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbourne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westbourne Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Sep 2025Public order Bernard Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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