Total Crime Rate

175.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Southdown Road area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 41st highest crime rate of 430 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 175.9 per 1,000 residents and was 572.2% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (AL5 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southdown Road area

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

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