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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in AL2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

AL2 recorded 216 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.67 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 31.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring63.32 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment216 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

216
trending_down -3.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

63.32per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

978

Within AL2 district

St Albans

38,090

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Colnbrook Close Map
total: 31 Other theft: 31
31
Petrol Station Map
total: 16 Other theft: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 2
16
Harper Lane Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 2
13
Petrol Station Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 8 Other theft: 2
12
Hospital Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Other theft: 2
12
Meadow Avenue Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Drugs: 1
5
Sanders Close Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Cotlandswick Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Burglary: 1
4
Bowlers Green Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Alexander Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
216 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
69
31.9%
Other Theft
57
26.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
30
13.9%
Shoplifting
15
6.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
10
4.6%
Public Order
9
4.2%
Drug Offences
8
3.7%
Vehicle Crime
6
2.8%
Burglary
5
2.3%
Theft from Person
3
1.4%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.5%
Robbery
1
0.5%
Weapons Possession
1
0.5%
Other Crime
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: AL2

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in AL2 at 31.9%. Other Theft (26.4%) and Anti-social Behaviour (13.9%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in AL2 has fallen slightly — by 2.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for AL2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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