Crime Rates at Marford Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8AY

Marford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 85th 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 Marford Road (AL4 8AY) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 307.6% higher than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marford Road (AL4 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Mount (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.