Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Coopers Meadow area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 136th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Coopers Meadow (AL3 7EY) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 189.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coopers Meadow (AL3 7EY), the main crime hotspot is near Hilltop. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coopers Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Down Edge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lybury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholls Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilltop
Apr 2026Drugs Hilltop Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down Edge Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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