Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 37.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Southview Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southview Road (AL5 5AP) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Harpenden East average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southview Road (AL5 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southview Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Noke Shot Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pickford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Porters Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roundfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bungalows Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
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Data Sources

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