Total Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 122.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ladies Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 63rd 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 Ladies Grove (AL3 5TZ) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladies Grove (AL3 5TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downedge (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Batchwood

Crime Over Time in Ladies Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artisan Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsbury Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ladies Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple View
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camlet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.