Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 3BQ
How much crime is recorded in AL1 3BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Albans Central
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,118 (2024)
AL1 3BQSt Albans
How safe is AL1 3BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 3BQ 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 3BQNational
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Shoplifting11.08.4
Burglary9.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.