Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Albans Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 56th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

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 St Albans Hill (HP3 9JP) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the Apsley and Corner Hall average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Hill (HP3 9JP), the main crime hotspot is near Jarman Way. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pamela Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonelea Road
Sep 2025Other theft Stonelea Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jarman Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jarman Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jarman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Albans Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Albans Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Jarman Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fouracres Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheephouse Road
Sep 2025Other theft Jennings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jarman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wheelers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wheelers Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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