Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 7.2 2/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Maryland Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maryland Place (AL3 5FD) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maryland Place (AL3 5FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorse Corner, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eleanore Place (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maryland Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Corner —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimthorpe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimthorpe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Corner —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falmouth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanore Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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