Total Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 12.9 1/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wroxham Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 48th 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 Wroxham Way (AL5 4PP) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Harpenden East average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wroxham Way (AL5 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wroxham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Sep 2025Other crime Walnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bungalows Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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