Crime Rates at Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8TP

Nurseries Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 156th 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 Nurseries Road (AL4 8TP) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% higher than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nurseries Road (AL4 8TP), 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.