Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL2 2NT
How much crime is recorded in AL2 2NT, 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
- 1,786 (2024)
AL2 2NTSt Albans
How safe is AL2 2NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL2 2NT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 2NTNational
Other theft39.54.5
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Burglary7.29.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.