Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 5UL
How much crime is recorded in AL3 5UL, 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
- 1,754 (2024)
AL3 5ULSt Albans
How safe is AL3 5UL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 5UL area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 5ULNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Other theft8.14.5
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.91.5
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.