Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL2 1PN
How much crime is recorded in AL2 1PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- London Colney
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
AL2 1PNSt Albans
How safe is AL2 1PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL2 1PN 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
AL2 1PNNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.