Crime Rates at High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2SX

High Street 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 High Street (AL5 2SX) 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 High Street (AL5 2SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.