Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nicholls Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 155th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nicholls Close (AL3 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 145.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholls Close (AL3 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hilltop. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholls Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Down Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Down Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Down Edge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lybury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Stephens Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tassell Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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