Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Oakridge area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 195th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakridge (AL2 3PS) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Park Street average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge (AL2 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Grove. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakridge area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Woodside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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