Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Hilldyke 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 Hilldyke Road (AL4 8TT) 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 Hilldyke Road (AL4 8TT), 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 Hilldyke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Dyke Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Dyke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smallwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conquerors Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Housden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conquerors Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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