Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Crabtree Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harpenden West , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Crabtree Lane (AL5 5NT) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Harpenden West average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crabtree Lane (AL5 5NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overstone Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crabtree Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Gilpin Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aldington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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