Total Crime Rate

334.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 334.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Northfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 18th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Road (AL5 5JA) in the last 12 months was 334.7 per 1,000 residents and was 578.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 126.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Road (AL5 5JA), 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 Northfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Porters Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pickford Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Bungalows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Noke Shot Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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