Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 4TD
How much crime is recorded in AL5 4TD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden East
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
AL5 4TDHarpenden
How safe is AL5 4TD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 4TD 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
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 4TDNational
Burglary12.69.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Violence and sexual offences4.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% 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.