Total Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Clarendon Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Clarendon Road (AL5 4NT) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Harpenden East average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Road (AL5 4NT), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Gilbert Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonemason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Road —
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Data Sources

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