Crime Rates at Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5RD

Crabtree Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Harpenden East , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 430 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 Crabtree Lane (AL5 5RD) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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