Total Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Chennies area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chennies (AL5 1AS) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% lower than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around The Chennies (AL5 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westminster Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Chennies area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranbourne Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Chennies Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cravells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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