Total Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 14.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wheathampstead Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 55th 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 Wheathampstead Road (AL5 1NE) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Harpenden South average (26.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

In the area around Wheathampstead Road (AL5 1NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadway, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leycroft Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheathampstead Road area

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Data Sources

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