The overall crime rate in St Albans city is 90.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 1.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 27.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 70% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 34.0% 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 138% of national crime rate which puts St Albans on 49. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Shoplifting crime" makes up 12.3% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "shoplifting crime" is 807 cases and has increased by 30.0% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 27.3% | 2. lowest | 70% | 1.8k | 3.6% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 21.8% | 39. highest | 124% | 1.4k | -4.5% |
Shoplifting crime | 12.3% | 49. lowest | 138% | 807 | 30.0% |
Other theft crime | 9.8% | 33. highest | 117% | 642 | -7.4% |
Vehicle crime | 7.3% | 47. highest | 107% | 479 | -3.0% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.7% | 6. lowest | 78% | 443 | -20.6% |
Burglary crime | 3.9% | 28. lowest | 83% | 256 | -6.2% |
Public order crime | 3.8% | 2. lowest | 47% | 248 | -4.2% |
Drugs crime | 1.6% | 5. lowest | 52% | 106 | -2.8% |
Other crime | 1.5% | 8. lowest | 67% | 97 | -24.8% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.4% | 48. highest | 120% | 89 | -37.3% |
Robbery crime | 1.1% | 37. lowest | 74% | 71 | 34.0% |
Theft from the person crime | 1.0% | 48. highest | 41% | 67 | -13.0% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.7% | 8. lowest | 70% | 47 | -6.0% |
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 city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | St Albans city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 19.8 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.5 | 4.3 |
Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 1.5 | 2.8 |
Other crime | 1.3 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 8.9 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 0.9 |
Public order | 3.4 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 1.0 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 11.1 | 8.1 |
Theft from the person | 0.9 | 2.3 |
Vehicle crime | 6.6 | 6.2 |
Violent crime | 24.8 | 35.1 |