Verulam 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: 62.2% here, compared with 53% across St Albans (9.2 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 from a council or housing association: 3% here, compared with 12% across St Albans (8.9 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: 24.2% here, compared with 17.2% across St Albans (7 percentage points higher).
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 Verulam ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
395 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 452 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Verulam 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: 41 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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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Verulam
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
41
4
October 2024
39
18
November 2024
46
7
December 2024
13
7
January 2025
36
12
February 2025
31
9
March 2025
46
10
April 2025
39
14
May 2025
39
13
June 2025
28
22
July 2025
41
22
August 2025
53
15
September 2025
37
11
October 2025
42
9
November 2025
40
12
December 2025
38
13
January 2026
36
8
February 2026
20
7
March 2026
17
7
April 2026
44
16
May 2026
25
10
June 2026
30
10
July 2026
40
12
August 2026
26
10
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Verulam
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
148
vehicle crime
40
burglary
39
other theft
35
criminal damage arson
32
public order
28
drugs
24
shoplifting
17
other crime
12
theft from the person
6
possession of weapons
6
bicycle theft
5
robbery
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.
