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Crime in AL5 3

How much crime is recorded in AL5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Population
9,380 (2024)
Crime

How safe is AL5 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in AL5 3, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

AL5 3National
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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