Batchwood ward · St Albans. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 27% here, compared with 12% across St Albans (15.3 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 16% across St Albans (6.3 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 15.9% here, compared with 10.4% across St Albans (5.5 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Batchwood ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
411 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 405 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Batchwood ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 28 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Batchwood
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
18
11
October 2024
43
7
November 2024
30
9
December 2024
29
7
January 2025
26
11
February 2025
26
10
March 2025
31
10
April 2025
39
15
May 2025
48
18
June 2025
28
17
July 2025
49
12
August 2025
38
17
September 2025
30
8
October 2025
31
10
November 2025
52
11
December 2025
48
7
January 2026
35
8
February 2026
35
9
March 2026
25
8
April 2026
28
12
May 2026
17
8
June 2026
43
12
July 2026
39
8
August 2026
28
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Batchwood
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
199
criminal damage arson
45
vehicle crime
32
other theft
30
drugs
29
shoplifting
18
public order
18
burglary
13
other crime
9
robbery
6
bicycle theft
5
possession of weapons
4
theft from the person
3
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
