Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 8LZ
How much crime is recorded in AL3 8LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden
- Council
- Dacorum
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,662 (2024)
AL3 8LZSt Albans
How safe is AL3 8LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 8LZ 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 8LZNational
Anti-social behaviour21.910.7
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Burglary0.29.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 166% 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.