Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 4PW
How much crime is recorded in AL3 4PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Verulam Park
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,812 (2024)
AL3 4PWSt Albans
How safe is AL3 4PW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 4PW area, less than half 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 4PWNational
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Other theft12.24.5
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Public order2.44.6
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.