Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentley Mews area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 35th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bentley Mews (AL3 7BF) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 606.9% higher than the Harpenden North & Rural average (27.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentley Mews (AL3 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Totton Mews, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fish Street Farm (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bentley Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Totton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Totton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fish Street Farm —
Apr 2026Other theft Hill'S Yard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill'S Yard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holts Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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