Harpenden South 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: 4% here, compared with 12% across St Albans (8.5 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.
Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 16% across St Albans (6.6 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 59% here, compared with 53% across St Albans (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.
Police-recorded locations for Harpenden South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
153 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 150 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Harpenden South 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: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 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 · Harpenden South
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
7
1
October 2024
19
3
November 2024
8
1
December 2024
11
1
January 2025
12
5
February 2025
12
2
March 2025
20
1
April 2025
10
4
May 2025
14
0
June 2025
12
4
July 2025
14
4
August 2025
11
5
September 2025
10
6
October 2025
10
2
November 2025
16
2
December 2025
7
2
January 2026
17
1
February 2026
8
2
March 2026
14
3
April 2026
19
3
May 2026
22
1
June 2026
8
7
July 2026
15
8
August 2026
7
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Harpenden South
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
53
vehicle crime
36
public order
15
burglary
14
other theft
14
criminal damage arson
11
other crime
4
drugs
3
shoplifting
2
bicycle theft
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.
