Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
East Hertfordshire and St Albans compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
East Hertfordshire
E07000242 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
St Albans
E07000240 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
158,033
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
7,276 more in East Hertfordshire
150,757
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£52,184
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,212 more in St Albans
£57,396
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£460,778
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£190,670 more in St Albans
£651,448
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,519
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£412 more in St Albans
£1,931
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in St Albans
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−58
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
72 more in St Albans
+14
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,455
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£36 more in East Hertfordshire
£2,419
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
9.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.7 more in East Hertfordshire
8.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
12.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.2 percentage points higher in East Hertfordshire
12.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
66.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
12.9 more in St Albans
79.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.6 years more in St Albans
11.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.5 percentage points higher in St Albans
40.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.70%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.49 percentage points higher in East Hertfordshire
4.21%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,568
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,842 more in St Albans
14,409
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,041
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
184 more in East Hertfordshire
3,857
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 158,033 in East Hertfordshire and 150,757 in St Albans (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £52,184 in East Hertfordshire and £57,396 in St Albans (2025); and average house price was £460,778 in East Hertfordshire and £651,448 in St Albans (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 158,033 in East Hertfordshire and 150,757 in St Albans (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £52,184 in East Hertfordshire and £57,396 in St Albans (2025); and average house price was £460,778 in East Hertfordshire and £651,448 in St Albans (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | East Hertfordshire per 1,000 | offences | St Albans per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 66.9 | 10,570 | 79.8 | 12,035 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 69 | 0.9 | 129 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.5 | 390 | 3.3 | 499 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.0 | 633 | 5.3 | 804 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.4 | 378 | 2.4 | 357 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 203 | 1.4 | 218 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.5 | 707 | 8.5 | 1,280 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 83 | 0.5 | 75 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.2 | 501 | 3.3 | 500 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 77 | 0.6 | 92 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.5 | 711 | 8.1 | 1,225 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 73 | 0.7 | 104 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.8 | 593 | 6.2 | 931 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.1 | 3,803 | 23.2 | 3,492 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (158,033 and 150,757 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.