Total Crime Rate

186.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southdown Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 37th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southdown Road (AL5 1QL) in the last 12 months was 186.2 per 1,000 residents and was 623.4% higher than the Harpenden South average (25.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (AL5 1QL), 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 Southdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Chennies Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westminster Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coleswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Longfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cravells Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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