Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Epping Forest and Hertsmere 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
Hertsmere
E07000098 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Hertsmere
−1
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
28,152 more in Epping Forest
110,242
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
£1,805 more in Epping Forest
£43,813
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
£23,671 more in Hertsmere
£560,436
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,843
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£26 more in Epping Forest
£1,817
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Hertsmere
3.6%
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)
68 more in Epping Forest
−49
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
£129 more in Hertsmere
£2,406
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
0.0 more in Hertsmere
14.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.4 percentage points higher in Hertsmere
18.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
75.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
13.9 more in Hertsmere
88.9
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
1.0 years more in Hertsmere
12.8 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
1.3 percentage points higher in Hertsmere
49.8%
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
0.50 percentage points higher in Hertsmere
5.49%
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
482 more in Hertsmere
14,220
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,120
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
177 more in Epping Forest
3,942
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 138,394 in Epping Forest and 110,242 in Hertsmere (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £45,618 in Epping Forest and £43,813 in Hertsmere (2025); and average house price was £536,765 in Epping Forest and £560,436 in Hertsmere (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 110,242 in Hertsmere (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £45,618 in Epping Forest and £43,813 in Hertsmere (2025); and average house price was £536,765 in Epping Forest and £560,436 in Hertsmere (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 | Hertsmere per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 75.0 | 10,385 | 88.9 | 9,796 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 25 | 0.3 | 28 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.3 | 457 | 4.0 | 446 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 846 | 5.5 | 610 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.7 | 514 | 4.2 | 460 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 203 | 1.5 | 170 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 678 | 9.6 | 1,056 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 82 | 0.7 | 82 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.4 | 743 | 4.7 | 520 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 111 | 0.9 | 98 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.0 | 694 | 5.3 | 579 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 66 | 0.7 | 77 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7.8 | 1,081 | 5.3 | 588 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 28.2 | 3,897 | 28.9 | 3,186 | 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 110,242 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.