St Albans has a crime rate of 69.72 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #115 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across St Albans's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in St Albans?

As of April 2026, St Albans has an annual crime rate of 69.72 per 1,000 residents, based on 980 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does St Albans rank nationally for crime?

St Albans ranks #115 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in St Albans?

The most common crime type in St Albans is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 272 incidents in April 2026 — 27.8% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the St Albans local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Hertfordshire Constabulary Police

Crime in St Albans: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

St Albans recorded 980 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.2 per 1,000 residents. This places St Albans at #115 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 27.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring69.72 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment980 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #115 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_downCrime down 2.0% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

980

trending_up +3.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

69.72per 1k

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#115of 331

Ranked by annual rate

Hertfordshire

#4rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 42 Shoplifting: 16	42
On or near Colnbrook Close Map	Other theft: 31	31
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 14 Other theft: 6	14
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 15	15
On or near Harper Lane Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 2	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 10	10
On or near Hospital Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9	9
On or near Spencer Street Map	Shoplifting: 8	8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

980 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

272

27.8%

Anti-social Behaviour

222

22.7%

Other Theft

131

13.4%

Shoplifting

9.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.3%

Vehicle Crime

5.7%

Public Order

3.9%

Burglary

3.1%

Drug Offences

2.4%

Other Crime

1.7%

Bicycle Theft

1.6%

Theft from Person

1.0%

Robbery

0.5%

Weapons Possession

0.4%

Crime Analysis: St Albans

St Albans recorded 980 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 69.72 per 1,000 residents — broadly average for England and Wales, ranked #115 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in St Albans at 27.8%. Anti-social Behaviour (22.7%) and Other Theft (13.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in St Albans has fallen slightly — by 2.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Hertfordshire Constabulary through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

641

Total Stops

17.8%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

373

Article for use in theft

135

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Psychoactive substances

Firearms

Evidence of offences under the Act

Outcome

A no further action disposal400

Arrest114

Community resolution83

Not recorded32

Summons / charged by post7

Caution (simple or conditional)5

Gender

Male345

Other204

Female76

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

68.9%

White

16.8%

Black

11.2%

Asian

3.1%

Other

Stop & search data published by Hertfordshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	London Colney	94	129.3
2	St Peters	117	121.1
3	Cunningham	60	107.5
4	Sopwell	89	100.3
5	Park Street	79	72.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Harpenden South	21	2.9
shield	Marshalswick West	21	3.2
shield	Harpenden North & Rural	25	3.0
shield	St Stephen	43	3.0
shield	Harpenden East	32	3.5

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.0%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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