Total Crime Rate
26.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grange Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 113th 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 Grange Street (AL3 5LY) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 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 Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Street (AL3 5LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1081, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Peters| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Corner | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1081 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1081 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlisle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Carlisle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1081 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Corner | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1081 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanore Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1081 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Peter'S Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Normandy Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Falmouth Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1081 | β |
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