Harpenden South
WardNorth St Albans. About 7,222 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Harpenden South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Harpenden South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Harpenden South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Harpenden South at a rate of 27.5 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, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Harpenden South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (52), anti-social behaviour (41) and vehicle crime (35).
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 ward, so they describe all of St Albans and not Harpenden South alone. See St Albans
Harpenden South in brief
Harpenden South had 7,256 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Harpenden South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Harpenden South, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Harpenden South, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.