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Crime in St Albans by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,219crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime
West Commonlowest rate22.2 per 1,000 a year
62.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Marshalswick (-14%), St Stephens (-9%) and St Julians (-4%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1St JuliansAL1 · 6,201 residents 178.7▼ 4%anti-social behaviour
2London ColneyAL2 · 15,020 residents 153.7▲ 14%violence
3CottonmillAL1 · 8,985 residents 137.60%anti-social behaviour
4SopwellAL1 · 6,257 residents 120.8▼ 3%anti-social behaviour
5Park StreetAL2 · 5,040 residents 116.7▲ 14%theft
6Colney HeathAL4 · 15,178 residents 103.3▲ 2%violence
7St AlbansAL1 · 56,944 residents 98.5▲ 7%violence
8The CampAL1 · 15,416 residents 97.6▲ 27%violence
9St StephensAL1 · 9,629 residents 90.6▼ 9%violence
10FleetvilleAL1 · 14,211 residents 83.3▲ 39%violence
11TownsendAL3 · 12,070 residents 78.9▲ 28%violence
12New GreensAL3 · 5,923 residents 63.5▲ 32%violence
13Bernards HeathAL3 · 14,561 residents 62.9▲ 26%violence
14How WoodAL2 · 7,991 residents 62.6▲ 21%violence
15SandridgeAL4 · 3,269 residents 57.5▲ 7%violence
16HarpendenAL5 · 28,837 residents 56.3▲ 2%anti-social behaviour
17Bricket WoodAL2 · 4,879 residents 54.1▼ 21%violence
18WheathampsteadAL4 · 6,716 residents 53.6▼ 11%violence
19FrogmoreAL2 · 6,433 residents 48.5▲ 20%violence
20RedbournAL3 · 6,401 residents 45▼ 20%violence
21MarshalswickAL4 · 12,063 residents 40.8▼ 14%shoplifting
22Jersey FarmAL4 · 8,552 residents 39.8▲ 6%shoplifting
23Chiswell GreenAL2 · 7,892 residents 39▲ 15%anti-social behaviour
24SouthdownAL5 · 9,832 residents 32.1▼ 25%anti-social behaviour
25West CommonAL5 · 1,805 residents 22.2–anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of St Albans have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were West Common, Southdown, Chiswell Green, Jersey Farm and Marshalswick.

Which areas of St Albans have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in St Julians, London Colney, Cottonmill, Sopwell and Park Street.

Is crime going up or down in St Albans?

Across St Albans, 3,219 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.