Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cravells Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 430 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 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Harpenden South average (26.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cravells Road (AL5 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walkers Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heath Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cravells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkers Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkers Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cravells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Chennies —
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Data Sources

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