Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Telford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Telford Road (AL2 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telford Road (AL2 1PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caledon Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Telford Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In London Colney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caledon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caledon Road | Under investigation |
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