Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 1HF
How much crime is recorded in AL1 1HF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottonmill & Sopwell
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,515 (2024)
AL1 1HFSt Albans
How safe is AL1 1HF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 1HF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 1HFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% 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.