Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 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 120.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Princess Diana Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 65th 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 Princess Diana Drive (AL4 0ED) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Colney Heath average (97.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Diana Drive (AL4 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greensleeves Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Bart'S Close (13 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greensleeves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Diana Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenadier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturmer Close —
Apr 2026Other theft St Bart'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stanmore Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanmore Chase Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Chase —
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Data Sources

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