Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 4SW
How much crime is recorded in AL1 4SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bernards Heath
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
AL1 4SWSt Albans
How safe is AL1 4SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 4SW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 4SWNational
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Burglary4.09.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Public order0.74.6
Other theft0.64.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.