Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
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 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 65th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (AL5 4XS) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (AL5 4XS), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickling Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Cross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Porters Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bungalows —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
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Data Sources

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