Sopwell 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: 24% here, compared with 12% across St Albans (11.5 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: 15.3% here, compared with 10.4% across St Albans (4.9 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.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 48.8% here, compared with 53% across St Albans (4.2 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.
Police-recorded locations for Sopwell ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
687 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 626 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Sopwell 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: 53 mapped crimes in September 2024; 61 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 · Sopwell
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
53
11
October 2024
54
13
November 2024
38
19
December 2024
56
9
January 2025
55
10
February 2025
30
9
March 2025
34
16
April 2025
48
14
May 2025
58
14
June 2025
50
17
July 2025
79
28
August 2025
71
26
September 2025
60
16
October 2025
69
11
November 2025
47
8
December 2025
43
10
January 2026
62
9
February 2026
52
24
March 2026
44
24
April 2026
62
28
May 2026
67
43
June 2026
56
21
July 2026
64
12
August 2026
61
30
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sopwell
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
212
shoplifting
142
other theft
99
criminal damage arson
54
vehicle crime
45
burglary
38
public order
31
drugs
20
other crime
16
bicycle theft
13
robbery
8
theft from the person
5
possession of weapons
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.
