Total Crime Rate

792.6 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 792.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 468.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
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

Kirkwick Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 5th 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 Kirkwick Avenue (AL5 2QW) in the last 12 months was 792.6 per 1,000 residents and was 769.4% higher than the Harpenden West average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwick Avenue (AL5 2QW), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkwick Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Arcadian Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Green Mews —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Green Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arcadian Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Bourne Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothamsted Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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