Total Crime Rate

86.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Place Farm area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 123rd highest 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 Place Farm (AL4 8SB) in the last 12 months was 86.9 per 1,000 residents and was 237.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Place Farm (AL4 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garrard Way, where police recorded 17 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.

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Crime Over Time in Place Farm area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meads Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Latchford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Place Farm Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
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Data Sources

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