Total Crime Rate
102.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Claremont area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 90th highest crime rate of 428 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 Claremont (AL2 3LT) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremont (AL2 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lye Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Stephen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hunters Ride | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lye Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jays Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hunters Ride | Under investigation |
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