Cottonmill

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3,074 people · median £535,000 · St Albans

↑ St Albans (district)

High wellbeingAmong the least deprived

St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 6.5 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood

Per 1,000 / month6.5

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Anti-social behaviour

Violence and sexual offences

Vehicle crime

Criminal damage and arson

Burglary

Other theft

Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Leyland Avenue	13
Cottonmill Crescent	10
Belmont Hill	6
Orient Close	6
Sports/Recreation Area	5

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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