Postcode district · St Albans
Crime in AL2
How much crime is recorded in AL2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 35,978 (2024)
AL2Postcode district · St Albans
How safe is AL2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in AL2, 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
AL2National
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Other theft15.04.5
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary8.89.1
Shoplifting6.28.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.