Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pegrum Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 196th 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 Pegrum Drive (AL2 1FB) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pegrum Drive (AL2 1FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldring Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pegrum Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Albans| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pegrum Drive | Under investigation |
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