Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 5RE
How much crime is recorded in AL1 5RE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- The Camp & Cunningham
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
AL1 5RESt Albans
How safe is AL1 5RE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 5RE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 5RENational
Violence and sexual offences36.923.6
Anti-social behaviour20.810.7
Burglary10.39.1
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Public order4.94.6
Drugs3.22.4
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.