Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaret Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 130th highest crime rate of 428 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 Margaret Avenue (AL3 5TE) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Avenue (AL3 5TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Century Close, where police recorded 30 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 Margaret Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Falmouth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanore Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimthorpe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimthorpe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grimthorpe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Century Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Century Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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