Total Crime Rate
61.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manland Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 171st highest crime rate of 428 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 Manland Way (AL5 4QS) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manland Way (AL5 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B652, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manland Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Amberley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cross Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cross Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cross Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Bungalows | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tarry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Court | — |
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