Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 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 39.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 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

Lea Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 190th 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 Lea Road (AL5 4PQ) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Road (AL5 4PQ), 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 Lea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beeching Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilbert Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iris Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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