Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Batchwood Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 150th 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 Batchwood Drive (AL3 5SA) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batchwood Drive (AL3 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nicholas Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Batchwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eleanor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nicholas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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