Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 29.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 5.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Southview Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 428 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 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southview Road (AL5 5AZ), 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 Southview Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Roundfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickling Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porters Hill Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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