Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 3QF
How much crime is recorded in AL5 3QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caddington & Slip End
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,439 (2024)
AL5 3QFHarpenden
How safe is AL5 3QF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 3QF 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3QFNational
Burglary13.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other theft6.64.5
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.14.6
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.