Compare Hertsmere against Cambridge

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

Population comparison

Population for Hertsmere
105,471
Population for Cambridge
125,063
Difference
-19,592
Percentage Difference
-17%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in Hertsmere
49,790 (74.3%)
# People Employed in Cambridge
67,960 (62.8%)
Difference
49,790
Percentage Difference
-30.86%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in Hertsmere
14,555 (21.7%)
# People Inactive in Cambridge
36,630 (33.9%)
Difference
14,555
Percentage Difference
-86.26%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in Hertsmere
2,710 (4.0%)
# People unemployed in Cambridge
3,560 (3.3%)
Difference
2,710
Percentage Difference
-27.11%

Comparing crimes by type for Hertsmere 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 Hertsmere and Cambridge compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

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

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

Use the list to compare crimes in Hertsmere and Cambridge.

Compare Property prices over time for Hertsmere 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.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £1,166,136.08 / £1,079,857.29 £631,777.10 / £633,592.34 £483,535.98 / £534,472.04 £331,463.59 / £325,790.51
2022 £1,154,322.30 / £1,054,042.87 £623,221.36 / £616,741.78 £477,813.60 / £522,662.99 £328,144.87 / £317,429.25
2021 £1,083,157.07 / £935,008.34 £585,953.94 / £550,285.40 £450,314.86 / £469,777.92 £320,039.47 / £295,478.33
2020 £980,424.68 / £874,792.22 £539,307.50 / £520,762.80 £414,171.67 / £445,740.01 £303,565.61 / £288,812.30
2019 £959,948.27 / £854,446.61 £530,630.55 / £507,611.08 £408,308.82 / £435,510.10 £306,616.88 / £290,010.42
2018 £962,874.40 / £859,922.89 £531,388.65 / £512,252.99 £409,699.02 / £440,009.62 £312,354.63 / £297,676.79
2017 £950,366.69 / £844,631.34 £522,034.67 / £502,699.97 £403,913.56 / £433,820.96 £313,468.72 / £297,979.06
2016 £929,279.19 / £812,174.81 £512,424.43 / £488,751.22 £397,610.37 / £422,889.92 £303,099.77 / £287,074.79
2015 £816,273.89 / £770,905.90 £447,449.13 / £463,898.29 £348,047.31 / £403,175.88 £264,682.15 / £272,776.72
2014 £733,623.26 / £681,626.96 £401,714.73 / £411,056.80 £313,215.69 / £358,899.68 £238,898.36 / £242,568.21
2013 £652,492.84 / £614,133.81 £351,584.43 / £369,920.65 £274,812.74 / £324,893.40 £210,394.31 / £219,730.44
2012 £615,682.60 / £561,487.92 £333,129.37 / £339,308.66 £259,871.80 / £297,428.64 £201,259.43 / £202,298.09
2011 £612,359.56 / £528,051.99 £325,039.66 / £316,647.39 £252,148.75 / £275,568.25 £198,648.23 / £191,325.15
2010 £587,183.68 / £508,887.09 £316,679.14 / £308,247.74 £247,510.22 / £269,405.26 £195,786.27 / £186,583.36
Number of Jobs (thousands)
33k vs 46k
Median Salary
£27,837 vs £34,165
Annual Percentage Change
5.5% vs 9.7%
Mean Salary
£32,125 vs £39,909

See how Hertsmere compares to other areas in East

Industry Hertsmere Count Cambridge Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 45 85 -40 -61.54%
Production 280 175 +105 + 46.15%
Construction 1,220 340 +880 + 112.82%
Motor Trades 125 60 +65 + 70.27%
Wholesale 405 115 +290 + 111.54%
Retail 450 320 +130 + 33.77%
Transport 250 80 +170 + 103.03%
Accommodation Food 315 400 -85 -23.78%
Information Comms 800 705 +95 + 12.62%
Finance Insurance 195 105 +90 + 60%
Property 570 200 +370 + 96.1%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,385 1,220 +165 + 12.67%
Business Admin 745 355 +390 + 70.91%
Public Admin Defence 5 0 +5 + 200%
Education 105 215 -110 -68.75%
Health 315 265 +50 + 17.24%
Arts Entertainment 485 365 +120 + 28.24%