Crime Rates at High Street, London Colney, St. Albans, AL2 1ED

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 17th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (AL2 1ED) in the last 12 months was 314.5 per 1,000 residents and was 133.2% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 229.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (AL2 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Five Acres. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.