Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 4JA
How much crime is recorded in AL3 4JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Verulam Park
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,926 (2024)
AL3 4JASt Albans
How safe is AL3 4JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 4JA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
AL3 4JANational
Burglary9.79.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Shoplifting4.98.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 116% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.