Total Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meadow Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 37th 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 Meadow Close (AL2 1RH) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the London Colney average (121.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (AL2 1RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lakeside Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chicken Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeside Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sanders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richardson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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