Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 4PP
How much crime is recorded in AL5 4PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden East
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
AL5 4PPHarpenden
How safe is AL5 4PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 4PP 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
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4PPNational
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Other theft5.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Shoplifting4.38.4
Burglary3.99.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order3.14.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.12.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 62% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.