Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tippendell Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Park Street , and the 140th 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 Tippendell Lane (AL2 2HE) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Park Street average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tippendell Lane (AL2 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grovelands, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yewtree End (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Park Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tippendell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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