Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 1EA
How much crime is recorded in AL1 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Camp & Cunningham
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
AL1 1EASt Albans
How safe is AL1 1EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 1EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
AL1 1EANational
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.38.4
Public order1.54.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.