Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bury Green Cottages area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 203rd lowest 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 Bury Green Cottages (AL4 8AE) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% higher than the Harpenden South average (26.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Green Cottages (AL4 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Helen'S Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Mount (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bury Green Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brewhouse Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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