Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
St Albans and Waverley 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.
St Albans
E07000240 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
Waverley
E07000216 · Surrey Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Waverley
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
150,757
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
13,539 more in St Albans
137,218
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£57,396
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£7,627 more in St Albans
£49,769
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£651,448
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£90,852 more in St Albans
£560,596
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,931
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£481 more in St Albans
£1,450
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in St Albans
1.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+14
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
209 more in Waverley
+223
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,419
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£186 more in Waverley
£2,605
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
8.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.0 more in Waverley
8.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
12.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.0 percentage points higher in St Albans
10.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
79.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
36.9 more in St Albans
42.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
11.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in St Albans
11.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.4 percentage points higher in St Albans
35.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.21%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.02 percentage points higher in Waverley
5.23%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
14,409
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
536 more in Waverley
14,946
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,857
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
456 more in Waverley
4,313
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 150,757 in St Albans and 137,218 in Waverley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £57,396 in St Albans and £49,769 in Waverley (2025); and average house price was £651,448 in St Albans and £560,596 in Waverley (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 150,757 in St Albans and 137,218 in Waverley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £57,396 in St Albans and £49,769 in Waverley (2025); and average house price was £651,448 in St Albans and £560,596 in Waverley (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 | St Albans per 1,000 | offences | Waverley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 79.8 | 12,035 | 42.9 | 5,882 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 129 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.3 | 499 | 2.0 | 270 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.3 | 804 | 2.9 | 400 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.4 | 357 | 0.9 | 122 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 218 | 1.0 | 143 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.5 | 1,280 | 3.1 | 428 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 75 | 0.4 | 52 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.3 | 500 | 3.8 | 527 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 92 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.1 | 1,225 | 3.3 | 448 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 104 | 0.2 | 34 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.2 | 931 | 1.5 | 211 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23.2 | 3,492 | 16.4 | 2,252 | 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 (150,757 and 137,218 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.