Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 89.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 116th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (AL5 4US) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 245.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (AL5 4US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lea Business Park, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickling Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porters Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarry Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bungalows —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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