Total Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cavan Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cavan Road (AL3 7BN) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cavan Road (AL3 7BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lords Meadow (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Redbourn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holts Meadow | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynsey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aysgarth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aysgarth Road | — |
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