Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Townsend Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 150th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Drive (AL3 5RH) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Drive (AL3 5RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Francis Avenue, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grimthorpe Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Corner —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pegasus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chene Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eleanor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pegasus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Augusta Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Augusta Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimthorpe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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