Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
North 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.
North Hertfordshire
E07000099 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
St Albans
E07000240 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in North Hertfordshire
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
137,365
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
13,392 more in St Albans
150,757
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£49,224
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£8,172 more in St Albans
£57,396
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£422,616
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£228,832 more in St Albans
£651,448
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,429
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£502 more in St Albans
£1,931
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+171
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
157 more in North Hertfordshire
+14
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,449
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£29 more in North Hertfordshire
£2,419
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
11.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.2 more in North Hertfordshire
8.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
15.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.5 percentage points higher in North Hertfordshire
12.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
64.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
14.9 more in St Albans
79.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.8 years more in St Albans
11.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.6 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
4.97%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.76 percentage points higher in North Hertfordshire
4.21%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,200
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,209 more in St Albans
14,409
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,687
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
170 more in St Albans
3,857
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 137,365 in North Hertfordshire and 150,757 in St Albans (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £49,224 in North Hertfordshire and £57,396 in St Albans (2025); and average house price was £422,616 in North 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 137,365 in North Hertfordshire and 150,757 in St Albans (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £49,224 in North Hertfordshire and £57,396 in St Albans (2025); and average house price was £422,616 in North 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 | North Hertfordshire per 1,000 | offences | St Albans per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 64.9 | 8,913 | 79.8 | 12,035 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 59 | 0.9 | 129 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 351 | 3.3 | 499 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.9 | 674 | 5.3 | 804 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 248 | 2.4 | 357 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 190 | 1.4 | 218 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.5 | 619 | 8.5 | 1,280 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 87 | 0.5 | 75 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.2 | 435 | 3.3 | 500 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 55 | 0.6 | 92 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 | 497 | 8.1 | 1,225 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 43 | 0.7 | 104 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.1 | 422 | 6.2 | 931 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23.3 | 3,194 | 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 (137,365 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.