Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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

Lyon Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm , and the 71st 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 Lyon Way (AL4 0LH) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% higher than the Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1277.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyon Way (AL4 0LH), the main crime hotspot is near Lyon Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyon Way area

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