Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 3LX
How much crime is recorded in AL5 3LX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden North
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
AL5 3LXHarpenden
How safe is AL5 3LX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 3LX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
9
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 3LXNational
Burglary3.99.1
Violence and sexual offences2.923.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other theft0.44.5
Other crime0.31.5
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% 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.