Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 2LR
How much crime is recorded in AL1 2LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottonmill & Sopwell
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,677 (2024)
AL1 2LRSt Albans
How safe is AL1 2LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 2LR 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
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 2LRNational
Anti-social behaviour29.410.7
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.34.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.