Total Crime Rate

287.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 287.3 10/10
  • Other theft 179.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Townsend Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 22nd 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 Townsend Lane (AL5 2PY) in the last 12 months was 287.3 per 1,000 residents and was 215.1% higher than the Harpenden West average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Lane (AL5 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arcadian Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Arcadian Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Bourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arcadian Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Green Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothamsted Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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