Total Crime Rate

225.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 225.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.1 6/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colney Heath Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 30th 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 Colney Heath Lane (AL4 0TP) in the last 12 months was 225.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.4% higher than the Colney Heath average (97.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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