Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 8/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Oaks area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Oaks (AL3 6DN) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Oaks (AL3 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near High Oaks. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Oaks area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Oaks
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woollam Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Oaks
Sep 2025Other crime Flint Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Way 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 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ferns Under investigation

Data Sources

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