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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in HP2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

HP2 recorded 390 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.47 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 35.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 0.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring79.2 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment390 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 0.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

390
trending_down -1.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

79.2per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,377

Within HP2 district

St Albans

60,287

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Strawberry Mews Map
total: 22 Other theft: 15 Shoplifting: 4
22
Parking Area Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3
11
Supermarket Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
11
Further/Higher Educational Building Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
9
Maylands Avenue Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Vehicle crime: 2
8
Parking Area Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Police Station Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Drugs: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
7
Argus Gardens Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
The Flintings Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Vehicle crime: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
390 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
137
35.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
95
24.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
33
8.5%
Other Theft
30
7.7%
Vehicle Crime
26
6.7%
Shoplifting
18
4.6%
Drug Offences
12
3.1%
Public Order
12
3.1%
Burglary
10
2.6%
Robbery
9
2.3%
Other Crime
6
1.5%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.5%

Crime Analysis: HP2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in HP2 (35.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (24.4%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in HP2 has fallen slightly — by 0.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for HP2 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 -1.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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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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