Crime Rate in St Stephen, ward

St Stephen has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in St Albans district and the 2706th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 419th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Stephen in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the St Albans district average (80.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Stephen’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Stephen ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Birch Copse (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.