Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hatching Green area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 183rd 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 Hatching Green (AL5 2JS) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Harpenden West average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatching Green (AL5 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hatching Green. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hatching Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Common Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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