Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gorse Corner area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 189th 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 Gorse Corner (AL3 5SH) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Corner (AL3 5SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorse Corner, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Corner area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pegasus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorse Corner —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pegasus Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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