Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Claremont 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 3LU) 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 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunters Ride (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Claremont area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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