— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
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5,101 people · median £945,000 · St Albans
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 postcode sector
Crime runs at 1.2 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 postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month1.2
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months this postcode sector
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
| On or near | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Otterton Close | 7 |
| Park Mount | 5 |
| Bloomfield Road | 4 |
| Roundwood Court | 3 |
| Wells Close | 3 |
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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