Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 159.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

St James Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 45th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Court (AL5 4UW) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 223.2% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Court (AL5 4UW), 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 St James Court 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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