Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 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 95.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lybury Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 106th 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 Lybury Lane (AL3 7JA) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 244.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lybury Lane (AL3 7JA), 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 Lybury Lane area

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

Data Sources

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