Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 4LZ
How much crime is recorded in AL5 4LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden North
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
AL5 4LZHarpenden
How safe is AL5 4LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 4LZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4LZNational
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Burglary10.99.1
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.94.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Public order0.64.6
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.