Postcode · St. Albans
Crime in AL4 0UQ
How much crime is recorded in AL4 0UQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longacres
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,415 (2024)
AL4 0UQSt. Albans
How safe is AL4 0UQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL4 0UQ 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 0UQNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.