Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 125.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Oakwood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 60th 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 Oakwood Road (AL2 3PU) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Road (AL2 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brightview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryall Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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