Total Crime Rate

232.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 232.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Oaks area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Batchwood , and the 28th highest crime rate of 428 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 232.0 per 1,000 residents and was 220.7% higher than the Batchwood average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Oaks (AL3 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near High Oaks. Police recorded 54 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Ferns Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ferns Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woollam Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woollam Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrowswick Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woollam Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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