Total Crime Rate
16.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawfield Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Hawfield Gardens (AL2 2PB) in the last 12 months was 16.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower than the Park Street average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Hawfield Gardens (AL2 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oliver Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Park Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairhaven | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Under investigation |
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