Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 8DY
How much crime is recorded in AL3 8DY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
AL3 8DYSt Albans
How safe is AL3 8DY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 8DY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 8DYNational
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Other theft10.34.5
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order4.14.6
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Burglary0.89.1
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.