Crime Rates at West Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3QQ

West Riding 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 West Riding (AL2 3QQ) 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 West Riding (AL2 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lye Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.