St Albans crime stats
The overall crime rate in St Albans city is 101 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 2.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 28.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 81% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 58.5% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Shoplifting crime" rate is at 157% of national crime rate which puts St Albans on 30. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 13.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 972 cases and has increased by 20.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2024 - September 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 28.5% | 7. lowest | 81% | 2.1k | 16.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 20.3% | 36. highest | 125% | 1.5k | 3.6% |
| Shoplifting crime | 13.3% | 30. highest | 157% | 972 | 20.3% |
| Other theft crime | 7.5% | 46. highest | 112% | 552 | -14.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 7.3% | 26. highest | 138% | 532 | 10.8% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.8% | 18. lowest | 93% | 500 | 12.9% |
| Public order crime | 4.9% | 5. lowest | 70% | 359 | 43.0% |
| Burglary crime | 4.0% | 49. highest | 106% | 291 | 13.2% |
| Drugs crime | 2.3% | 9. lowest | 67% | 168 | 58.5% |
| Other crime | 1.5% | 10. lowest | 70% | 113 | 16.5% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.2% | 44. highest | 135% | 87 | -4.4% |
| Robbery crime | 1.0% | 31. lowest | 74% | 71 | 0.0% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.8% | 52. lowest | 35% | 56 | -16.4% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.7% | 10. lowest | 72% | 50 | 6.4% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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