Postcode · St Albans
Crime in AL3 8QE
How much crime is recorded in AL3 8QE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caddington & Slip End
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
AL3 8QESt Albans
How safe is AL3 8QE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL3 8QE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8QENational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Burglary2.89.1
Public order1.84.6
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.