Total Crime Rate

102.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 102.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drop Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Park Street , and the 90th 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 Drop Lane (AL2 3TX) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Park Street average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drop Lane (AL2 3TX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Drop Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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