Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Everlasting Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 111th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Everlasting Lane (AL3 5RY) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Everlasting Lane (AL3 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neville Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Everlasting Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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