Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Thornton Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Street (AL3 5JW) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Street (AL3 5JW), the main crime hotspot is near Church Crescent. Police recorded 51 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 Thornton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falmouth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple View —
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Orchard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Dagnall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artisan Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Close —
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Data Sources

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