Bernards Heath 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?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 63.2% here, compared with 53% across St Albans (10.2 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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: 26% here, compared with 16% across St Albans (9.3 percentage points higher).
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.
People aged 65 or over: 12.5% here, compared with 17.2% across St Albans (4.7 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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 Bernards Heath ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
421 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 354 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Bernards Heath 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: 25 mapped crimes in September 2024; 26 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 · Bernards Heath
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
25
9
October 2024
33
12
November 2024
22
14
December 2024
22
12
January 2025
32
4
February 2025
25
13
March 2025
25
10
April 2025
32
10
May 2025
27
6
June 2025
33
5
July 2025
29
7
August 2025
49
17
September 2025
32
8
October 2025
30
7
November 2025
45
9
December 2025
40
9
January 2026
30
5
February 2026
40
2
March 2026
25
6
April 2026
34
6
May 2026
47
7
June 2026
36
8
July 2026
36
11
August 2026
26
14
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bernards Heath
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
182
other theft
50
criminal damage arson
43
vehicle crime
43
drugs
21
public order
20
burglary
17
shoplifting
11
other crime
11
possession of weapons
8
bicycle theft
6
theft from the person
5
robbery
4
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.
