Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Masefield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 87th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Masefield Road (AL5 4JW) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Road (AL5 4JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beeching Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Masefield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Masefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beeching Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilbert Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Court Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑