Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 33.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Westfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Road (AL5 4JY) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (AL5 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baulk 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 Westfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilbert Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baulk Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beeching Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baulk Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baulk Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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