Crime Rates at Black Boy Wood, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3LN

Black Boy Wood area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Park Street , and the 94th 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 Black Boy Wood (AL2 3LN) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Park Street average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Boy Wood (AL2 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lye Lane (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.