Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.6 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 28.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Folly Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 122nd 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 Folly Lane (AL3 5JU) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folly Lane (AL3 5JU), the main crime hotspot is near Spencer Street. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Folly Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Orchard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Lyon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falmouth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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