Bernards Heath
Middle areaSouth east St Albans. 6,882 people in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 95% of people in Bernards Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bernards Heath
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bernards Heath at a rate of 39.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 110 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bernards Heath compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bernards Heath safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bernards Heath at a rate of 39.4 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, 13 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bernards Heath.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (110), violence and sexual offences (56) and vehicle crime (31).
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 Bernards Heath alone. See St Albans
Bernards Heath in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bernards Heath was £775,000 in 2025.
Bernards Heath had 6,943 usual residents at the census.
About 95% of people in Bernards Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bernards Heath, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.