Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penny Croft area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Harpenden South , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Penny Croft (AL5 2PD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Harpenden South average (26.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penny Croft (AL5 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatfield Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harpenden South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammondswick | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Lane | — |
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