Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 1AU
How much crime is recorded in AL5 1AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden East
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,599 (2024)
AL5 1AUHarpenden
How safe is AL5 1AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 1AU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
AL5 1AUNational
Burglary8.49.1
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime0.51.5
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Public order0.04.6
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.