Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 55th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (AL2 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (AL2 1QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Gibbons Green. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haseldine Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sanders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chicken Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledon Road —
Sep 2025Public order Caledon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richardson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaton Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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