Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hill End Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 151st highest 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 Hill End Lane (AL4 0RA) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Colney Heath average (97.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill End Lane (AL4 0RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashbourne Court, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Liberty Walk (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill End Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chivenor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richard Stagg Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chivenor Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn Way —
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Data Sources

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