Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 1BP
How much crime is recorded in AL5 1BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden Common
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,884 (2024)
AL5 1BPHarpenden
How safe is AL5 1BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 1BP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 1BPNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.