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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in AL3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

AL3 recorded 220 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.14 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 38.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring45.99 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment220 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 3.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

220
trending_up +39.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

45.99per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,301

Within AL3 district

St Albans

53,160

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Old Watling Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3
10
George Street Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Drugs: 2
7
High Street Map
total: 7 Other theft: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
7
Petrol Station Map
total: 6 Other theft: 5 Shoplifting: 1
6
Totton Mews Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Other theft: 1
6
Valley Lane Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
Camlet Way Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Church Crescent Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Petrol Station Map
total: 4 Other theft: 4
4
Century Close Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
220 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
85
38.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
51
23.2%
Other Theft
22
10.0%
Public Order
14
6.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
14
6.4%
Vehicle Crime
9
4.1%
Shoplifting
6
2.7%
Drug Offences
6
2.7%
Burglary
5
2.3%
Other Crime
3
1.4%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.9%
Theft from Person
1
0.5%
Robbery
1
0.5%
Weapons Possession
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: AL3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in AL3 (38.6%). Anti-social Behaviour (23.2%) and Other Theft (10.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in AL3 has fallen slightly — by 3.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for AL3 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_up +39.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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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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