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Crime in AL5 5

How much crime is recorded in AL5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
St Albans
Region
East of England
Population
14,715 (2024)
Crime

How safe is AL5 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in AL5 5, 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5National
Shoplifting10.98.4
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary6.89.1
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.04.6
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 40% 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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