Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old School Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 428 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 Old School Drive (AL4 8PY) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Drive (AL4 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Old School Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewhouse Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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