Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Somerset and Three Rivers 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.
Somerset
E06000066 · Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Three Rivers
E07000102 · 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
590,972
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
494,904 more in Somerset
96,068
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,279
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£7,701 more in Three Rivers
£43,980
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£281,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£298,549 more in Three Rivers
£580,120
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,006
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£814 more in Three Rivers
£1,820
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Three Rivers
2.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+704
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
736 more in Somerset
−32
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,561
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£138 more in Somerset
£2,422
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£674m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£666m more in Somerset
£8m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
198
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
193 more in Somerset
5
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£1,141
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£1,058 more in Somerset
£83
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
19.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.2 more in Somerset
10.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.18
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.05 more in Somerset
0.14
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
18.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.6 percentage points higher in Somerset
13.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
84.3%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
5.9 percentage points higher in Three Rivers
90.2%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
89.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
23.0 more in Somerset
66.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
5.4 years more in Three Rivers
13.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
33.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
16.4 percentage points higher in Three Rivers
49.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.06%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.55 percentage points higher in Somerset
5.51%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,576
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
5,219 more in Three Rivers
14,795
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
408 more in Three Rivers
4,054
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 590,972 in Somerset and 96,068 in Three Rivers (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,279 in Somerset and £43,980 in Three Rivers (2025); and average house price was £281,571 in Somerset and £580,120 in Three Rivers (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 590,972 in Somerset and 96,068 in Three Rivers (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,279 in Somerset and £43,980 in Three Rivers (2025); and average house price was £281,571 in Somerset and £580,120 in Three Rivers (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 | Somerset per 1,000 | offences | Three Rivers per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 89.7 | 52,995 | 66.7 | 6,405 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 268 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 1,719 | 2.7 | 261 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.4 | 3,754 | 4.0 | 380 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.2 | 687 | 2.4 | 230 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.8 | 1,091 | 1.1 | 108 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.3 | 3,151 | 4.3 | 413 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 323 | 0.5 | 46 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.3 | 4,895 | 3.6 | 349 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 603 | 0.4 | 39 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.1 | 4,789 | 6.8 | 656 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 73 | 0.3 | 30 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.3 | 1,352 | 3.7 | 359 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 38.1 | 22,515 | 24.2 | 2,324 | 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 (590,972 and 96,068 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.