Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 70.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 150th highest 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 High Street (AL3 7LN) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 156.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (AL3 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Totton Mews, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fish Street Farm (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Totton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holts Meadow —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Totton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fish Street Farm —
Apr 2026Other theft Totton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hill'S Yard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill'S Yard Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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