Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Seaton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 428 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 Seaton Road (AL2 1RL) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaton Road (AL2 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Gibbons Green. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Caledon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwicke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Caledon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanders Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Floral Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chester Gibbons Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Annes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Annes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chantry Lane —
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Data Sources

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