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

Etna Road 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 Etna Road (AL3 5NJ) 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 Etna Road (AL3 5NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spencer Street, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Etna Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Spencer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowes Lyon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Peter'S Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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