Total Crime Rate
165.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Gibbons Green area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 45th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Gibbons Green (AL2 1HE) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Gibbons Green (AL2 1HE), 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.
View Crime In London Colney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Caledon Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanders Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanders Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanders Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanders Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chester Gibbons Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chester Gibbons Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Floral Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantry Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Caledon Road | Local resolution |
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