Harpenden Common
Middle areaNorth St Albans. 6,824 people in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Harpenden Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Harpenden Common
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harpenden Common at a rate of 27.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 52 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 41 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Other crime | 33 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Harpenden Common compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Harpenden Common safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harpenden Common at a rate of 27.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Harpenden Common.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (52), anti-social behaviour (41) and vehicle crime (35).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of St Albans
These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for each middle area, so they describe all of St Albans and not Harpenden Common alone. See St Albans
Harpenden Common in brief
The median price paid for a home in Harpenden Common was £815,000 in 2025.
Harpenden Common had 6,871 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Harpenden Common live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Harpenden Common, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.