Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 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 30.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

High Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (AL2 1EA) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the London Colney average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (AL2 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Cotlandswick. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotlandswick
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotlandswick Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cotlandswick Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cotlandswick Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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