Compare Dacorum against Cambridge

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between Dacorum and Cambridge.

Population comparison

Population for Dacorum
155,457
Population for Cambridge
125,063
Difference
30,394
Percentage Difference
21.67%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Dacorum
73,680 (76.1%)
# People Employed in Cambridge
67,960 (62.8%)
Difference
73,680
Percentage Difference
8.08%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Dacorum
19,625 (20.3%)
# People Inactive in Cambridge
36,630 (33.9%)
Difference
19,625
Percentage Difference
-60.46%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Dacorum
3,510 (3.6%)
# People unemployed in Cambridge
3,560 (3.3%)
Difference
3,510
Percentage Difference
-1.41%

Comparing crimes by type for Dacorum and Cambridge

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how Dacorum and Cambridge compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for Dacorum and Cambridge for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in Dacorum Crimes in Cambridge Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for Dacorum and Cambridge from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in Dacorum and Cambridge.

Compare Property prices over time for Dacorum and Cambridge

Showing crimes from 2010 up until January 2025. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Average property prices by year for Dacorum and Cambridge

Key: Dacorum / Cambridge

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,032,871.19 / £1,079,857.29 £563,519.24 / £633,592.34 £423,692.56 / £534,472.04 £290,413.04 / £325,790.51
2022 £982,022.46 / £1,054,042.87 £533,596.86 / £616,741.78 £403,521.04 / £522,662.99 £274,882.47 / £317,429.25
2021 £911,497.09 / £935,008.34 £495,806.16 / £550,285.40 £377,766.79 / £469,777.92 £267,203.87 / £295,478.33
2020 £838,789.45 / £874,792.22 £461,452.61 / £520,762.80 £351,551.12 / £445,740.01 £257,410.09 / £288,812.30
2019 £812,668.23 / £854,446.61 £449,058.44 / £507,611.08 £343,155.05 / £435,510.10 £256,979.75 / £290,010.42
2018 £822,567.45 / £859,922.89 £453,968.73 / £512,252.99 £347,613.29 / £440,009.62 £264,403.78 / £297,676.79
2017 £816,540.51 / £844,631.34 £448,364.11 / £502,699.97 £344,722.51 / £433,820.96 £266,667.07 / £297,979.06
2016 £783,861.17 / £812,174.81 £430,174.90 / £488,751.22 £331,348.58 / £422,889.92 £252,433.11 / £287,074.79
2015 £693,143.60 / £770,905.90 £377,833.78 / £463,898.29 £291,700.05 / £403,175.88 £222,052.39 / £272,776.72
2014 £617,126.03 / £681,626.96 £335,230.59 / £411,056.80 £259,840.91 / £358,899.68 £198,502.10 / £242,568.21
2013 £559,535.46 / £614,133.81 £301,072.01 / £369,920.65 £233,273.65 / £324,893.40 £178,713.56 / £219,730.44
2012 £542,667.60 / £561,487.92 £293,147.26 / £339,308.66 £226,957.67 / £297,428.64 £175,931.83 / £202,298.09
2011 £530,869.35 / £528,051.99 £283,610.58 / £316,647.39 £218,574.01 / £275,568.25 £173,074.96 / £191,325.15
2010 £521,106.59 / £508,887.09 £282,706.83 / £308,247.74 £219,104.14 / £269,405.26 £173,575.73 / £186,583.36

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for Dacorum and Cambridge
Number of Jobs (thousands)
52k vs 46k
Median Salary
£29,431 vs £34,165
Annual Percentage Change
7.8% vs 9.7%
Mean Salary
£34,983 vs £39,909

See how Dacorum compares to other areas in East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for Dacorum and Cambridge
Industry Dacorum Count Cambridge Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 125 85 +40 + 38.1%
Production 340 175 +165 + 64.08%
Construction 1,335 340 +995 + 118.81%
Motor Trades 190 60 +130 + 104%
Wholesale 315 115 +200 + 93.02%
Retail 465 320 +145 + 36.94%
Transport 365 80 +285 + 128.09%
Accommodation Food 335 400 -65 -17.69%
Information Comms 955 705 +250 + 30.12%
Finance Insurance 120 105 +15 + 13.33%
Property 245 200 +45 + 20.22%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,550 1,220 +330 + 23.83%
Business Admin 765 355 +410 + 73.21%
Public Admin Defence 15 0 +15 + 200%
Education 160 215 -55 -29.33%
Health 270 265 +5 + 1.87%
Arts Entertainment 555 365 +190 + 41.3%