— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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3,074 people · median £535,000 · 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 neighbourhood
Crime runs at 3.9 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.9 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 / month3.9
Average across Acreright-covered districts9.9
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months this neighbourhood
Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
| On or near | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Leyland Avenue | 17 |
| Pullman Close | 9 |
| Cottonmill Crescent | 8 |
| Millers Rise | 7 |
| Belmont Hill | 6 |
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), and some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can rank high without the crime happening there · police.uk
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