Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 197.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burydell Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Park Street , and the 34th highest crime rate of 430 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 Burydell Lane (AL2 2PG) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burydell Lane (AL2 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oliver Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burydell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Under investigation
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Data Sources

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