Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • 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
  • 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
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 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 100th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southdown Road (AL5 1QU) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Harpenden West average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkers Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkers Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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