Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 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

Coombes Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 131st 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 Coombes Road (AL2 1ND) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coombes Road (AL2 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Napsbury Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coombes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napsbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napsbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Napsbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aubrey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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