Total Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 151st highest crime rate of 430 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 Marford Road (AL4 8AX) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marford Road (AL4 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garrard Way, 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 Marford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conquerors Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conquerors Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkinson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
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Data Sources

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