Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 25.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Oldfield Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 108th 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 Oldfield Road (AL2 1JA) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldfield Road (AL2 1JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oldfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Five Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Five Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Floral Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexander Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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