Official statistics · 12 of 16 measures compare directly
Herefordshire, County of and Monmouthshire 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.
Herefordshire, County of
E06000019 · West Mercia Police
Monmouthshire
W06000021 · Gwent Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Monmouthshire
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
192,539
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
97,210 more in Herefordshire, County of
95,329
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,730
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£6,799 more in Monmouthshire
£41,529
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£289,715
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£42,430 more in Monmouthshire
£332,145
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£811
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£182 more in Monmouthshire
£993
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Herefordshire, County of
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+64
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
135 more in Herefordshire, County of
−71
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,574
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Not published for Monmouthshire.
Not published for this area
IMD average score
18.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Monmouthshire.
Not published for this area
Income-deprived residents
17.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Not published for Monmouthshire.
Not published for this area
Recorded crime
60.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
18.3 more in Monmouthshire
79.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.3 years more in Herefordshire, County of
8.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.7 percentage points higher in Monmouthshire
28.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.41%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Monmouthshire.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,043
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
714 more in Monmouthshire
10,757
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,836
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
282 more in Herefordshire, County of
3,554
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 192,539 in Herefordshire, County of and 95,329 in Monmouthshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,730 in Herefordshire, County of and £41,529 in Monmouthshire (2025); and average house price was £289,715 in Herefordshire, County of and £332,145 in Monmouthshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 192,539 in Herefordshire, County of and 95,329 in Monmouthshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,730 in Herefordshire, County of and £41,529 in Monmouthshire (2025); and average house price was £289,715 in Herefordshire, County of and £332,145 in Monmouthshire (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 | Herefordshire, County of per 1,000 | offences | Monmouthshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 60.7 | 11,685 | 79.0 | 7,528 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 108 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.4 | 454 | 2.6 | 252 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.4 | 1,032 | 7.2 | 685 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.7 | 334 | 1.6 | 151 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 293 | 1.8 | 175 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.2 | 809 | 5.6 | 531 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 130 | 0.7 | 66 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.0 | 774 | 8.6 | 821 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 66 | 0.3 | 30 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.3 | 1,014 | 6.8 | 651 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 36 | 0.1 | 8 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.3 | 259 | 2.3 | 216 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.8 | 4,769 | 27.3 | 2,603 | 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 (192,539 and 95,329 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.