Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 43.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Milton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (AL5 5LE) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Harpenden West average (83.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (AL5 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vaughan Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poets Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amberley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vaughan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stakers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copper Beeches —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzedown Court —
Apr 2026Drugs The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breadcroft Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbs Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vaughan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vaughan Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vaughan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spenser Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aysgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aysgarth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cedars —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kipling Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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