Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 55.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Caesars Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 187th highest crime rate of 428 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 Caesars Road (AL4 8NR) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.9% higher than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caesars Road (AL4 8NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tudor Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smallwood Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Caesars Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Necton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Dyke Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Dyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conquerors Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquerors Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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