Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 1JF
How much crime is recorded in AL5 1JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wheathampstead
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,961 (2024)
AL5 1JFHarpenden
How safe is AL5 1JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 1JF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 1JFNational
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.