Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 210th highest 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 1HD) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (AL2 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Gibbons Green. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 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 2026Drugs Caledon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Floral Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Caledon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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