Townsend & New Greens
Middle areaCentral St Albans. 7,732 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Townsend & New Greens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Townsend & New Greens
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Townsend & New Greens at a rate of 66.1 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 | 194 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 113 |
| Other crime | 64 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Townsend & New Greens compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Townsend & New Greens safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Townsend & New Greens at a rate of 66.1 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, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Townsend & New Greens.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (194), anti-social behaviour (113) and other crime (64).
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 Townsend & New Greens alone. See St Albans
Townsend & New Greens in brief
The median price paid for a home in Townsend & New Greens was £670,500 in 2025.
Townsend & New Greens had 7,744 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Townsend & New Greens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Townsend & New Greens, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.