Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 2PA
How much crime is recorded in AL1 2PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cottonmill & Sopwell
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
AL1 2PASt Albans
How safe is AL1 2PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 2PA area, well 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2PANational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary6.79.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.