Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL2 2AT
How much crime is recorded in AL2 2AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- How Wood & Park Street
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,474 (2024)
AL2 2ATSt Albans
How safe is AL2 2AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL2 2AT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
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 2ATNational
Burglary3.69.1
Violence and sexual offences3.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.24.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.