Total Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High 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.
View Crime In London Colney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotlandswick | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cotlandswick | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aubrey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cotlandswick | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cotlandswick | Under investigation |
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