Total Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 8.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wick Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 17th lowest 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 Wick Avenue (AL4 8QD) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wick Avenue (AL4 8QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garrard Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hill (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wick Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Latchford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewhouse Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walnut Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old School Drive Under investigation
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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