Total Crime Rate

223.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 29th highest crime rate of 430 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 1EU) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% higher than the London Colney average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (AL2 1EU), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Gibbons Green. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haseldine Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotlandswick Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Public order Caledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledon Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledon Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotlandswick Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bellchambers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cotlandswick Under investigation

Data Sources

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