Total Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Riding area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Park Street , and the 201st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Riding (AL2 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Riding (AL2 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lye Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Riding area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lye Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hamilton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lye Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lye Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lye Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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