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AL5 1

71 sales in the last 12 months · median £725,000 · 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 3.3 per 1,000 residents a month — below the 9.7 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

4111724Jun 2025May 202622
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month3.3
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.7
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this postcode sector

Violence and sexual offences
42
Vehicle crime
35
Anti-social behaviour
30
Burglary
11
Other theft
10
Public order
10
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or nearCrimes
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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