Colney 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: 34.8% here, compared with 53% across St Albans (18.2 percentage points lower).
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: 17% here, compared with 12% across St Albans (5.2 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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 15.6% here, compared with 10.4% across St Albans (5.2 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 Colney Heath ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
184 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 153 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Colney 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: 14 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Colney Heath
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
14
7
October 2024
7
6
November 2024
11
5
December 2024
10
7
January 2025
15
3
February 2025
12
4
March 2025
8
1
April 2025
13
0
May 2025
17
4
June 2025
8
2
July 2025
23
6
August 2025
15
2
September 2025
17
4
October 2025
15
1
November 2025
11
5
December 2025
9
7
January 2026
24
12
February 2026
19
16
March 2026
18
5
April 2026
12
7
May 2026
6
8
June 2026
17
13
July 2026
25
12
August 2026
11
17
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Colney Heath
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
71
criminal damage arson
22
vehicle crime
22
other theft
19
burglary
14
drugs
12
other crime
10
public order
6
shoplifting
4
theft from the person
3
possession of weapons
1
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.
