Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 6AJ
How much crime is recorded in AL3 6AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Redbourn
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
How safe is AL3 6AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 6AJ 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 6AJNational
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Drugs4.32.4
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime3.91.5
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.