Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 3RA
How much crime is recorded in AL5 3RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden North
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,783 (2024)
AL5 3RAHarpenden
How safe is AL5 3RA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 3RA 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
6.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
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 3RANational
Violence and sexual offences4.523.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Public order1.54.6
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.