Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 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 29.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cravells Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 128th 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 Cravells Road (AL5 1BD) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cravells Road (AL5 1BD), 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 Cravells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Chennies Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cravells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Longfield Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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