Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peters Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 202nd 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 Peters Avenue (AL2 1NH) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Avenue (AL2 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotlandswick, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvey Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peters Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napsbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Foxhollows Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Foxhollows Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bellchambers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cotlandswick Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotlandswick Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotlandswick Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napsbury Avenue —
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Data Sources

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