Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lea Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 75th highest crime rate of 430 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 Lea Walk (AL5 4NG) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Walk (AL5 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Willow Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfield Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lea Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Gilbert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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