Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 2LW
How much crime is recorded in AL5 2LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden Town
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,052 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
AL5 2LWHarpenden
How safe is AL5 2LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 2LW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 2LWNational
Shoplifting28.18.4
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Other theft15.24.5
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary13.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order3.54.6
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.