Postcode · St. Albans
Crime in AL4 0NH
How much crime is recorded in AL4 0NH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Colney Heath & Highfield Park
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
How safe is AL4 0NH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL4 0NH 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
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
AL4 0NHNational
Anti-social behaviour37.710.7
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.01.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
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.