Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Clarence , and the 138th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (AL1 5ND) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher than the Clarence average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (AL1 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keswick Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Keswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haig Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coach Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Ely Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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