Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.8 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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cravells Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 136th 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 Cravells Road (AL5 1BG) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cravells Road (AL5 1BG), 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 2026Vehicle crime Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Chennies Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cravells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Longfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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

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