Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 184th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (AL3 5PD) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (AL3 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1081, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bernard Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chene Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pegasus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pegasus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Corner —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eleanor Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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