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

West Riding area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 159th lowest 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 3QS) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Riding (AL2 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reedham Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.