Crap Towns / Redbourn / Crime

How much crime is there in Redbourn?

The police recorded 40.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Redbourn from September 2023 to August 2026, 48% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 17.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 35.3, down from 39.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	39.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	45.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	35.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	17.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.6	7.0
Shoplifting	4.0	7.1
Other theft	3.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.3	3.8
Public order	2.8	6.6
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Other crime	0.7	2.0
Drugs	0.6	2.4
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.3	0.8
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
London Colney	11.7 km	120
Hatfield	12.2 km	100
Luton	10.7 km	84.6
Hemel Hempstead	7.0 km	82.1
St Albans	7.5 km	67.7
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	10.6 km	47.4
Bovingdon	12.7 km	42.3
Berkhamsted	12.6 km	41.1
Redbourn	–	40.0
Harpenden	3.9 km	37.9
Chiswell Green	9.2 km	35.2
The typical town	–	76.2