Total Crime Rate

582.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 582.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 322.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Other theft 41.3 10/10
  • Public order 41.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Eskdale area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in London Colney , and the 8th highest crime rate of 428 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 Eskdale (AL2 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 582.6 per 1,000 residents and was 332.1% higher than the London Colney average (134.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale (AL2 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In London Colney

Crime Over Time in Eskdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Severnvale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tynedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyedale Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑