Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 99th highest crime rate of 430 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 Batchwood Drive (AL3 5UE) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher than the Batchwood average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batchwood Drive (AL3 5UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downedge, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Artisan Crescent (9 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downedge —
Sep 2025Drugs Tanners Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tanners Close —
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Data Sources

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