Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • 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
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

Batford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 126th highest crime rate of 430 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 Batford Road (AL5 5AS) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% higher than the Harpenden East average (49.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batford Road (AL5 5AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tallents Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Batford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roundfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pickford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulmore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marquis Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tallents Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitings Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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