Total Crime Rate

346.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 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 346.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 70.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Other crime 16.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

The Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 14th highest crime rate of 428 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 The Drive (AL5 2EL) in the last 12 months was 346.5 per 1,000 residents and was 315.3% higher than the Harpenden West average (83.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (AL5 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Church Green Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Green Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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