Total Crime Rate
341.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saracens Mews area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 17th highest crime rate of 430 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 Saracens Mews (AL3 7GH) in the last 12 months was 341.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1179.1% higher than the Harpenden North & Rural average (26.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saracens Mews (AL3 7GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harpenden North & Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterend Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill'S Yard Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill'S Yard Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fish Street Farm | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fish Street Farm | — |
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