The overall crime rate in St Albans postcode area is 93.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 7.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 30.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 82% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 40.5% 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 125% of national crime rate which puts St Albans on 16. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 11.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 2.8k cases and has increased by 40.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2024 - May 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 30.7% | 18. lowest | 82% | 7.3k | 21.1% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 20.0% | 32. highest | 116% | 4.8k | -12.0% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 11.6% | 16. highest | 125% | 2.8k | 40.5% |
| Other theft crime → | 8.3% | 25. highest | 110% | 2.0k | -7.9% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 6.7% | 25. lowest | 84% | 1.6k | 3.4% |
| Vehicle crime → | 6.4% | 39. highest | 107% | 1.5k | 3.6% |
| Public order crime → | 5.0% | 4. lowest | 65% | 1.2k | 33.6% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.8% | 49. highest | 90% | 904 | 1.0% |
| Drugs crime → | 1.9% | 10. lowest | 54% | 449 | 3.7% |
| Other crime → | 1.7% | 19. lowest | 73% | 415 | 23.5% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.2% | 23. highest | 118% | 284 | -19.1% |
| Robbery crime → | 1.1% | 38. highest | 79% | 256 | 26.7% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.9% | 33. highest | 37% | 214 | -11.9% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.8% | 37. lowest | 81% | 190 | 22.6% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in St Albans postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | St Albans postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 18.7 | 16.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.8 | 7.0 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 4.6 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 10.8 | 8.7 |
| Theft from the person | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Violent crime | 28.8 | 34.9 |
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