Total Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Common area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Common (AL3 7LX) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Common (AL3 7LX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fish Street Farm Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill'S Yard Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill'S Yard Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterend Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fish Street Farm —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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