Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.6 3/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Betjeman Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Betjeman Close (AL5 4XH) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Harpenden West average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Betjeman Close (AL5 4XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overstone Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poets Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Harpenden West

Crime Over Time in Betjeman Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poets Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gilpin Green Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 6 of 6

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑