Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Epping Forest and Harlow 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.
Epping Forest
E07000072 · Essex Police
Harlow
E07000073 · Essex Police
Getting better or worse
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Harlow
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
138,394
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
39,851 more in Epping Forest
98,543
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£45,618
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£7,238 more in Epping Forest
£38,380
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£536,765
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£223,427 more in Epping Forest
£313,338
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,843
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£325 more in Epping Forest
£1,518
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.4 percentage points higher in Harlow
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+19
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
310 more in Harlow
+329
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,277
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£21 more in Harlow
£2,299
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
14.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.6 more in Harlow
21.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.5 percentage points higher in Harlow
26.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
75.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
31.2 more in Harlow
106.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
11.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
3.6 years more in Epping Forest
8.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
48.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.0 percentage points higher in Epping Forest
47.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.99%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.00 percentage points higher in Harlow
5.99%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
13,739
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
3,675 more in Epping Forest
10,063
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,120
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
1,039 more in Epping Forest
3,081
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 138,394 in Epping Forest and 98,543 in Harlow (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £45,618 in Epping Forest and £38,380 in Harlow (2025); and average house price was £536,765 in Epping Forest and £313,338 in Harlow (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 138,394 in Epping Forest and 98,543 in Harlow (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £45,618 in Epping Forest and £38,380 in Harlow (2025); and average house price was £536,765 in Epping Forest and £313,338 in Harlow (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 | Epping Forest per 1,000 | offences | Harlow per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 75.0 | 10,385 | 106.2 | 10,462 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 25 | 1.5 | 148 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.3 | 457 | 3.3 | 328 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 846 | 8.3 | 819 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.7 | 514 | 5.6 | 554 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 203 | 1.9 | 192 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 678 | 6.7 | 661 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 82 | 1.6 | 162 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.4 | 743 | 8.5 | 835 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 111 | 1.2 | 115 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.0 | 694 | 7.6 | 745 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 66 | 0.8 | 74 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.8 | 1,081 | 6.3 | 618 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 28.2 | 3,897 | 42.1 | 4,146 | 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 (138,394 and 98,543 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.