Postcode district · St Albans
Crime in AL3
How much crime is recorded in AL3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 47,531 (2024)
AL3Postcode district · St Albans
How safe is AL3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in AL3, 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
AL3National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting4.88.4
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.