Total Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.0 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 14.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Piggottshill Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 52nd 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 Piggottshill Lane (AL5 1LW) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% lower than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 340.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piggottshill Lane (AL5 1LW), 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 Piggottshill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Michaels Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Longfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwoods Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwoods Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sherwoods Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westminster Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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