Postcode · Harpenden
Crime in AL5 5QU
How much crime is recorded in AL5 5QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harpenden East
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
AL5 5QUHarpenden
How safe is AL5 5QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL5 5QU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 5QUNational
Violence and sexual offences5.923.6
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft0.94.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 74% 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.