Crap Towns / St Albans / Crime

How much crime is there in St Albans?

The police recorded 67.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in St Albans from September 2023 to August 2026, 11% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 69.2, up from 61.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	61.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	72.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	69.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.8	34.1
Shoplifting	11.2	7.1
Other theft	7.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	6.3	3.8
Criminal damage and arson	5.5	7.0
Public order	3.6	6.6
Burglary	3.3	3.1
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
London Colney	4.4 km	120
Hatfield	6.2 km	100
Borehamwood	10.9 km	90.8
Hemel Hempstead	9.9 km	82.1
Welwyn Garden City	10.3 km	75.4
St Albans	–	67.7
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	9.6 km	47.4
Radlett	7.8 km	43.6
Redbourn	7.5 km	40.0
Harpenden	7.1 km	37.9
Chiswell Green	4.4 km	35.2
The typical town	–	76.2