Total Crime Rate

187.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 187.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Princess Diana Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 39th highest crime rate of 430 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 Princess Diana Drive (AL4 0DY) in the last 12 months was 187.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% higher than the Colney Heath average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Diana Drive (AL4 0DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Bart'S Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanmore Chase (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Diana Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bart'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sturmer Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bart'S Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hixberry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cairns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cairns Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Bart'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Bart'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marconi Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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