Greathome

greathome.uk is a non-profit portal providing independent information about UK property to support buyers, sellers, and renters. Unaffiliated with any commercial company, the site is created and sponsored by Brandflame.co.uk

Illustrative residential street; not a photograph of this area

Area guidesAL5

AL5

Postcode district · Harpenden, Caddington, Rural, Hill End · Central Bedfordshire, St Albans · England

District verified

Read another area

Illustrative street photograph, not this place. Greathome shows coverage gaps rather than filling them in.

What is already known about AL5

Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes
1,058 in AL5
Localities
Harpenden, Caddington, Rural, Hill End
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire, St Albans
Country
England
Centre postcode
AL5 4ST
Postcode-point mapAL5

The pin uses Postcodes.io coordinates, not an exact entrance or title boundary.

Open map

Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Districts next to AL5

Found in the same 2.8 km sample around the centre of AL5, from 221 live postcodes. Proximity, not a boundary.

Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on AL5 4ST — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Harpenden and Rural policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing AL5 4ST. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · Harpenden and Rural neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected
245records in
July 2026
Violence & sexual offences71
Anti-social behaviour59
Other theft25
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order19
Shoplifting18

One month of records for the Harpenden and Rural policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 245 records
CategoryRecorded nearLatest outcome
Anti-social behaviourOn or near A4147No outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Abbot John MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Allen GreenNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Arcadian CourtNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Aysgarth CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Batford RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Bayford CourtNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Bowers WayNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Brache CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chiltern RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Church Green MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Claygate AvenueNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Collens RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Davys CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near GreenwayNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Grove AvenueNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hay LaneNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hickling WayNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near High StreetNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hilltop WalkNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Holcroft RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Lea Business ParkNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Morris GreenNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Nairn CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Overstone RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking AreaNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking AreaNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking AreaNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking AreaNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Pollicott CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Redbourn RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Reynolds CrescentNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Roundfield AvenueNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near School LaneNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shakespeare RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Southdown RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Southdown RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Southview RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Helen's CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Helen's CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Leonard's CourtNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Stakers CourtNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Stud LaneNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SupermarketNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SupermarketNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near The BungalowsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near The MeadowNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Townsend RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Vallance PlaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Vaughan RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Vaughan RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Walkers CourtNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wensley CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Westminster CourtNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Whitings CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Whitings CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Whitings CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Willow WayNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Wood End HillNo outcome published yet
Bicycle theftOn or near Lea WalkInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theftOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Chaucer CloseUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Dark LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
BurglaryOn or near High StreetUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near High StreetUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Leyton GreenUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Lodge GardensInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
BurglaryOn or near Stud LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Balfour CourtUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Chancery CloseUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Chancery CloseUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Cheriton CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Crouch Hall LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Hewitt CloseUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near High MeadsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Kirkdale RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Parking AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Rose AcreInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Saxon RoadUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near St Helen's CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near St Leonards CrescentInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near St Thomas PlaceUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Tallents CrescentUnder investigation
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Tassell HallInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Vaughan RoadAwaiting court outcome
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Vaughan RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Willow WayInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
DrugsOn or near Allen CloseUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Folly FieldsAwaiting court outcome
DrugsOn or near Garden CloseLocal resolution
DrugsOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Other crimeOn or near Elliswick RoadUnder investigation
Other crimeOn or near Hilltop WalkUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Aubrey LaneUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Harvest CourtInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Hatching GreenInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Holtsmere End LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Leyton GreenInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Millstone WayInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Old School DriveUnable to prosecute suspect
Other theftOn or near Ox LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Pickford HillInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Roundfield AvenueInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Spencer PlaceUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near St Mary's CloseUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Stanton CloseUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Tilsworth WalkUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Tingeys CloseUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Wensley CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Woodland PlaceInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Possession of weaponsOn or near Southfield WayUnder investigation
Possession of weaponsOn or near The HillUnder investigation
Possession of weaponsOn or near Vaughan RoadAwaiting court outcome
Public orderOn or near Blunts LaneUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Church Green MewsAwaiting court outcome
Public orderOn or near Coleman Green LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Coopers MeadowUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near HilltopUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Lords MeadowUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Morris GreenUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Newmans DriveInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Norrington EndUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Nurseries RoadUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Petrol StationAwaiting court outcome
Public orderOn or near Place FarmInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Punch Bowl LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Roundwood GardensInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near SupermarketAwaiting court outcome
Public orderOn or near Vallance PlaceUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Victoria RoadAwaiting court outcome
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsAwaiting court outcome
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Church Green MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
ShopliftingOn or near High StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near High StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near High StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Twyford RoadUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Twyford RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Twyford RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Twyford RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Twyford RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Twyford RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Aran CloseAwaiting court outcome
Vehicle crimeOn or near Bettespol MeadowsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Brewhouse HillUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Coopers MeadowInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Highfield AvenueUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Hill CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Hill CloseUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Hunt CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Nurseries RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Station ApproachUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near The HillUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Wensley CloseAwaiting court outcome
Vehicle crimeOn or near Wensley CloseAwaiting court outcome
Vehicle crimeOn or near Whitings CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near A4147Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allen GreenUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near B653Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near BattleviewUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near BattleviewUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near BattleviewUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near BattleviewUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bayford CourtUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bowers YardUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Brewhouse HillUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Coopers MeadowUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Coopers MeadowUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Dark LaneUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Dickinsons FieldUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near East MountUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Fulmore CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Fulmore CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Giles CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Globe CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Globe CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near HarpendenUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Heath CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near High StreetUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near High StreetUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near High StreetUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near HilltopUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Lea Business ParkUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Lea WalkUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Leyton GreenUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Leyton GreenUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Leyton GreenUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Leyton GreenUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Lower Luton RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Miley CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Nairn CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Nairn CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Nairn CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Nairn CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Parking AreaUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Pickford HillUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queens RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Reynolds CrescentUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Roundfield AvenueUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near St Albans RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near St Leonard's CourtUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near St Leonard's CourtUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Tallents CrescentUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Tallents CrescentUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Tassell HallInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near The CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near The CommonUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near The CommonAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near The HillUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near The SquareUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Totton MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Valley RiseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Vaughan RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Vaughan RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Vaughan RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Vaughan RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Victoria RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Victoria RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Victoria RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Walkers CourtUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Whitings CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Wood End HillUnder investigation
Harpenden and Rural on the force site

Planning Data · England

Intersecting designations

Connected
Conservation area

HarpendenCA1 · from 24 March 1969

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

About Planning Data

Nearby planning applications

London only

Application-level planning data comes from the Planning London Datahub, which covers the 35 London planning authorities. No other authority publishes an equivalent feed, so nothing has been substituted.

Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near AL5 4ST, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

15everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

4

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 218 mSainsbury's31, High StreetMap ↗
  2. 301 mWaitrose3, Leyton RoadMap ↗
  3. 333 mM&S Simply FoodChurch Green, RoundwoodMap ↗
  4. 1.1 kmCo-op Food130, Southdown RoadMap ↗

Health

8

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 140 mDavenport House SurgeryBowers Way, SouthdownMap ↗
  2. 163 mBoots23-25, High StreetMap ↗
  3. 165 mSpringfield PharmacyVaughan Road, SouthdownMap ↗
  4. 166 mManor PharmacyStation Road, SouthdownMap ↗
  5. 240 mLeyton Road Dental ClinicLeyton Road, SouthdownMap ↗
  6. 269 mThe Hertfordshire Centre for Dentistry9, Leyton RoadMap ↗
  7. 304 mVisage Dental SpaLeyton Green, SouthdownMap ↗
  8. 308 mHarpenden Smiles1C, Leyton RoadMap ↗

Exercise

0

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Civic and everyday

3

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 172 mHarpenden LibraryHigh Street, SouthdownMap ↗
  2. 213 mHarpenden Post Office29, High StreetMap ↗
  3. 1.1 kmSouthdown Road Post OfficeSouthdown Road, SouthdownMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of AL5 4ST, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

10open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

6

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 583 mLydekker ParkRoundwood, HarpendenMap ↗
  2. 721 mRothamsted ParkHarpenden, Hatching GreenMap ↗
  3. 1.2 kmBatford Springs Local Nature ReserveBatford, HarpendenMap ↗
  4. 1.2 kmCrabtree FieldsSouthdown, HarpendenMap ↗
  5. 1.4 kmHatching GreenWest Common, HarpendenMap ↗
  6. 1.4 kmHarpenden CommonHarpenden, Hatching GreenMap ↗

Playgrounds

1

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 1.4 kmWestfield Road Play AreaSt James Road, BatfordMap ↗

Nature and water

0

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Outdoor sport

3

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 437 mHarpenden Bowling ClubSpenser Road, SouthdownMap ↗
  2. 1.0 kmSports FieldBatford, HarpendenMap ↗
  3. 1.3 kmThe OvalRoundwood, HarpendenMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Look this place up in detail

Each of these opens on AL5 4ST, the postcode anchoring AL5, and queries its own source only when you open it.