Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 39.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Harness Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 185th lowest 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 Harness Way (AL4 9HB) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harness Way (AL4 9HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twyford Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harness Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Leys —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harvest Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Brelades Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southfield Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Twyford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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