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Crime in AL1 1JS

How much crime is recorded in AL1 1JS, 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
1,826 (2024)
Crime

How safe is AL1 1JS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 1JS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1JSNational
Shoplifting20.18.4
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Vehicle crime11.43.5
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Burglary9.59.1
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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