Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 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 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Saxon Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 165th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Close (AL5 5HT) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Close (AL5 5HT), 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 Saxon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Business Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porters Hill Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickford Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pickford Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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