Total Crime Rate

139.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 139.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dunstable Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Harpenden North & Rural , and the 52nd 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 Dunstable Road (AL3 7PN) in the last 12 months was 139.5 per 1,000 residents and was 403.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (AL3 7PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holts Meadow, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crouch Hall Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aysgarth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holts Meadow —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynsey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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