Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 5LE
How much crime is recorded in AL3 5LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Townsend & New Greens
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,115 (2024)
AL3 5LESt Albans
How safe is AL3 5LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 5LE 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5LENational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.52.4
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.