Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for AL2 2DT
Postcode
AL2 2DT
Coordinates
51.7198, -0.3571
Grid reference
TL135036
Easting
513,583
Northing
203,622
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XPJ9V+W5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chiswell Green
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
St Albans
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19363
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19363 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near AL2 2DT
England & WalesCrime trends · near AL2 2DT
Counts are for St Stephen electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY —
29175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY +12%
24155
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.8%
Other White7.2%
Bangladeshi2.3%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
White Irish2.0%
+ 5 other groups · 11.6%
Religion
Christian50.0%
No religion37.2%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim4.2%
Jewish2.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4919.9%
65–749.9%
25–348.6%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.3%
Households
Any member 66+20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.1%
Other12.5%
All members 66+8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.8%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507Hertfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
St Stephen
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
St Stephen
International Territorial Level
St Albans
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 019B E01023719
E01023719MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 019 E02004942
E02004942LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 019B E01023719
E01023719MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 019 E02004942
E02004942Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:00 AM
Sunrise
5:42 PM
Sunset
11 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
5:42 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentMay 2026 — Introduced
Postcode AL2 2DT introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode AL2 2DT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near AL2 2DT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
78%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 37%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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