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Crime in AL3 6BP

How much crime is recorded in AL3 6BP, 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
1,922 (2024)
Crime

How safe is AL3 6BP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 6BP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6BPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Trend

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.

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