Total Crime Rate

1543.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

566.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1543.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 566.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 436.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 293.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 273.3 10/10
  • Public order 110.0 10/10
  • Other theft 90.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.3 10/10
  • Drugs 83.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.3 10/10
  • Other crime 40.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 30.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
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

Waddington Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 2nd 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 Waddington Road (AL3 5EX) in the last 12 months was 1543.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2033.7% 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 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 566.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waddington Road (AL3 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waddington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Market Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Lyon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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