Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 3HE
How much crime is recorded in AL1 3HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clarence Park
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,655 (2024)
How safe is AL1 3HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 3HE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 3HENational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary8.09.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Drugs3.72.4
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting2.88.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.