Total Crime Rate

297.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.1 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 297.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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

St Albans Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Callowland , and the 17th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

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 St Albans Road (WD24 4FT) in the last 12 months was 297.2 per 1,000 residents and was 221.2% higher than the Callowland average (92.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 91.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (WD24 4FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yarmouth Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marri Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brixton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Halsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromer Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cromer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ellenbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellenbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marri Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leavesden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowestoft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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