Total Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Croft area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 20th 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 The Croft (AL2 3AS) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Park Street average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croft (AL2 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chiswell Green Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chiswell Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanmount Road

Data Sources

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