Postcode · Radlett
Crime in WD7 9HL
How much crime is recorded in WD7 9HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- London Colney
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,638 (2024)
How safe is WD7 9HL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WD7 9HL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
WD7 9HLNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.02.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.