Total Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.9 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 17.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

West View Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 67th 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 West View Road (AL3 5JX) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View Road (AL3 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Crescent (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Lyon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
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 2026Other crime Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falmouth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanore Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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