Clarence 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: 64.6% here, compared with 53% across St Albans (11.6 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 from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 12% across St Albans (8.1 percentage points lower).
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.
People aged 65 or over: 13.1% here, compared with 17.2% across St Albans (4.1 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 Clarence ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
415 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 576 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Clarence 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: 56 mapped crimes in September 2024; 52 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
14.636.859
September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Clarence
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
56
15
October 2024
51
9
November 2024
56
6
December 2024
56
6
January 2025
53
7
February 2025
39
5
March 2025
34
12
April 2025
49
7
May 2025
46
7
June 2025
40
12
July 2025
53
8
August 2025
43
6
September 2025
37
8
October 2025
32
4
November 2025
42
1
December 2025
34
4
January 2026
34
3
February 2026
19
6
March 2026
33
4
April 2026
23
11
May 2026
31
10
June 2026
27
5
July 2026
51
11
August 2026
52
12
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Clarence
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
130
shoplifting
72
vehicle crime
70
other theft
43
criminal damage arson
37
public order
17
burglary
12
drugs
11
bicycle theft
8
robbery
6
possession of weapons
3
other crime
3
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.
