Cottonmill & Sopwell
Middle areaSouth St Albans. 7,838 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Cottonmill & Sopwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cottonmill & Sopwell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cottonmill & Sopwell at a rate of 115.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 236 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 195 |
| Other crime | 163 |
| Shoplifting | 142 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 46 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Drug offences | 20 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cottonmill & Sopwell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cottonmill & Sopwell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cottonmill & Sopwell at a rate of 115.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.2 per 1,000 people across St Albans.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 91 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cottonmill & Sopwell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (236), violence and sexual offences (195) and other crime (163).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of St Albans
These figures are published for the whole of St Albans, not for each middle area, so they describe all of St Albans and not Cottonmill & Sopwell alone. See St Albans
Cottonmill & Sopwell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cottonmill & Sopwell was £550,000 in 2025.
Cottonmill & Sopwell had 7,710 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Cottonmill & Sopwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cottonmill & Sopwell, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.