Total Crime Rate

307.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 307.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Willow Way area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 19th highest crime rate of 428 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 Willow Way (AL5 5JF) in the last 12 months was 307.1 per 1,000 residents and was 479.3% higher than the Harpenden East average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Way (AL5 5JF), 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 Willow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bungalows —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Court —
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 Willow Way —
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 2026Drugs Porters Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Business Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iris Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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