How Wood & Park Street
Middle areaSouth St Albans. 6,809 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 86% of people in How Wood & Park Street live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in How Wood & Park Street
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in How Wood & Park Street at a rate of 116.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 365 |
| Other crime | 179 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 86 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How How Wood & Park Street compares
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Is How Wood & Park Street safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in How Wood & Park Street at a rate of 116.3 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, 121 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in How Wood & Park Street.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (365), other crime (179) and anti-social behaviour (86).
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 How Wood & Park Street alone. See St Albans
How Wood & Park Street in brief
The median price paid for a home in How Wood & Park Street was £575,000 in 2025.
How Wood & Park Street had 6,433 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in How Wood & Park Street live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In How Wood & Park Street, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.