Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025White Horse Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 430 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 White Horse Lane (AL2 1JW) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around White Horse Lane (AL2 1JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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