Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Housden Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 57th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Housden Close (AL4 8TN) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 396.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Housden Close (AL4 8TN), 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 Housden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquerors Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Dyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conquerors Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Dyke Road —
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Data Sources

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