Total Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Normandy Road area has the lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Normandy Road (AL3 5QG) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normandy Road (AL3 5QG), the main crime hotspot is near Drovers Way. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Normandy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oster Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sydney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drovers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Worley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spencer Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bowes Lyon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —

Data Sources

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