Crime Rates at Bramble Close, Harpenden, AL5 4AN

Bramble Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 147th 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 Bramble Close (AL5 4AN) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Harpenden West average (91.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bramble Close (AL5 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moreton Place, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambrose Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.