Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 5BT
How much crime is recorded in AL3 5BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Albans Central
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,233 (2024)
AL3 5BTSt Albans
How safe is AL3 5BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 5BT 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5BTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Other theft4.64.5
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.