Crime Rate in Colney Heath, ward

Colney Heath has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 wards in St Albans district and the 2660th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 240th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Colney Heath in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the St Albans district average (80.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Colney Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Colney Heath ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.