Crap Towns / London Colney / Crime

How much crime is there in London Colney?

The police recorded 120 crimes per 1,000 people a year in London Colney from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was other theft, at 36.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 140, up from 108 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	108	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	111	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	140	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Other theft	36.8	5.4
Violence and sexual offences	30.9	34.1
Shoplifting	21.7	7.1
Vehicle crime	7.7	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	6.8	7.0
Public order	5.4	6.6
Burglary	3.5	3.1
Robbery	1.9	0.6
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
London Colney	–	120
Hatfield	6.8 km	100
Borehamwood	6.6 km	90.8
Watford	10.9 km	82.1
Potters Bar	8.0 km	74.8
St Albans	4.4 km	67.7
Bushey	8.5 km	51.8
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	10.0 km	47.4
Radlett	4.1 km	43.6
Harpenden	11.4 km	37.9
Chiswell Green	4.2 km	35.2
The typical town	–	76.2