Crime Rates at Hanover Grange, Harpenden, AL5 3BD

Hanover Grange area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Grange (AL5 3BD) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower than the Harpenden East average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Grange (AL5 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Rise, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood End Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.