Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL1 5TL
How much crime is recorded in AL1 5TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clarence Park
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,956 (2024)
AL1 5TLSt Albans
How safe is AL1 5TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL1 5TL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5TLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary6.39.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.44.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.