North Hertfordshire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for North Hertfordshire.

Population
133,463
People in Employment
64,050 (78.2%)
People Inactive
15,080 (18.4%)
People Unemployed
2,780 (3.4%)
Number Of Jobs
53k
Median Salary
£35,179
Mean Salary
£40,413

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for North Hertfordshire. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in North Hertfordshire for 2024

North Hertfordshires most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 2,964 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,070 crimes. Which is an decrease of 106 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour 2,662 521
Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences 2,922 469
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 904 135
Getting Better
Other theft 754 111
Getting Better
Shoplifting 563 78
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 554 68
Getting Better
Public order 432 65
Getting Better
Burglary 380 42
Getting Better
Drugs 193 22
Getting Better
Other crime 147 21
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 103 15
Getting Better
Theft from the person 103 11
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 59 10
Getting Better
Robbery 30 3
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in North Hertfordshire

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Arbury has the highest crime rate of all the wards in North Hertfordshire, with 979 crimes and 115 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Baldock East has 68 crimes and 23 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Baldock Town 157 21
Hitchin Priory 142 29
Letchworth South West 135 18
Letchworth East 130 20
Hitchin Bearton 108 12
Letchworth Wilbury 101 19
Arbury 99 14
Letchworth South East 85 11
Royston Heath 82 15
Hitchin Highbury 69 8
Hitchin Walsworth 63 7
Hitchwood, Offa and Hoo 62 8
Chesfield 62 8
Letchworth Grange 61 8
Royston Palace 60 10
Hitchin Oughton 59 11
Knebworth 48 9
Cadwell 35 15
Royston Meridian 32 6
Codicote 20 7
Ermine 13 5
Weston and Sandon 12 6
Kimpton 10 5
Baldock East 8 3

Crime map for North Hertfordshire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for North Hertfordshire

The average property price in North Hertfordshire is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in North Hertfordshire is higher than average. Building and selling properties in North Hertfordshire could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £743,900.99 £458,211.60 £351,713.85 £225,312.19
2022 £733,373.99 £453,097.07 £349,625.68 £224,888.98
2021 £680,825.12 £422,394.82 £328,087.45 £219,285.33
2020 £632,809.29 £397,167.44 £309,095.28 £213,176.66
2019 £615,092.12 £386,091.90 £300,282.71 £211,639.15
2018 £638,109.86 £399,868.75 £311,922.16 £223,130.51
2017 £605,357.13 £379,021.84 £296,985.57 £217,259.12
2016 £583,083.70 £365,623.47 £287,333.24 £206,408.40
2015 £513,667.79 £321,822.87 £253,675.07 £181,870.92
2014 £458,416.97 £287,892.39 £227,370.28 £163,738.73
2013 £413,937.42 £257,499.15 £203,837.55 £147,234.50
2012 £406,998.74 £253,216.38 £200,451.26 £146,470.75
2011 £399,564.03 £245,736.12 £193,848.89 £144,316.32
2010 £397,861.07 £246,703.10 £195,737.01 £146,147.12

Property prices over time for North Hertfordshire

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for North Hertfordshire

The median salary in North Hertfordshire is £35,179 and the mean salary in North Hertfordshire is £40,413.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
53k
Median Salary
£35,179
Annual Percentage Change
19.5%
Mean Salary
£40,413

Salary comparison between North Hertfordshire and East

See how North Hertfordshire compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. North Hertfordshire ranks 2 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
St Albans 52k £36,416 -1.9% £56,468 12.8%
South Cambridgeshire 71k £35,367 4.9% £40,105 -1.3%
East Hertfordshire 52k £34,659 13.8% £50,553 19.2%
Brentwood 25k £34,561 26.6% £56,097 0.0%
Cambridge 46k £34,165 9.7% £39,909 2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA 117k £33,686 11.4% £36,988 10.2%
Broxbourne 33k £32,996 21.3% £39,457 25.7%
Rochford 24k £32,685 2.8% £39,835 1.8%
Three Rivers 33k £32,665 11.6% £43,085 11.3%
Epping Forest 37k £31,370 9.3% £40,872 14.9%
Chelmsford 50k £30,977 5.1% £36,828 0.7%
Thurrock UA 54k £30,696 4.4% £34,156 2.4%
Watford 30k £29,915 3.7% £36,794 11.9%
Dacorum 52k £29,431 7.8% £34,983 5.9%
Braintree 53k £29,336 10.3% £34,411 11.5%
Bedford UA 74k £29,225 9.8% £33,852 7.5%
Huntingdonshire 74k £29,066 2.9% £32,399 4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA 49k £28,717 4.2% £35,412 4.6%
Stevenage 29k £28,393 20.1% £31,170 7.0%
Colchester 68k £28,121 15.7% £36,704 18.8%
Basildon 56k £27,926 3.4% £33,398 6.7%
Castle Point 26k £27,865 0.0% £35,537 10.0%
Hertsmere 33k £27,837 5.5% £32,125 1.1%
Broadland 41k £27,028 9.1% £31,596 16.8%
West Suffolk 57k £27,000 4.8% £32,964 1.7%
Babergh 33k £26,911 0.8% £33,212 -6.0%
Harlow 31k £26,893 8.2% £29,180 4.9%
South Norfolk 42k £26,654 0.3% £30,801 5.4%
Fenland 38k £26,537 12.9% £29,811 13.6%
Mid Suffolk 43k £26,183 2.4% £31,515 11.1%
Great Yarmouth 31k £26,164 17.4% £27,611 9.1%
Norwich 41k £25,802 2.5% £29,927 -4.5%
Luton UA 65k £25,402 4.2% £28,032 5.4%
East Suffolk 91k £24,886 6.5% £28,665 8.0%
Ipswich 58k £24,846 4.5% £28,637 8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 53k £24,778 9.5% £28,449 6.4%
Breckland 47k £24,659 2.1% £26,526 3.0%
Peterborough UA 75k £24,421 -0.6% £29,370 3.4%
North Norfolk 25k £23,864 4.8% £25,505 1.6%
Welwyn Hatfield 34k £0 0.0% £33,782 4.9%
East Cambridgeshire 39k £0 0.0% £36,736 9.3%
Tendring 41k £0 0.0% £31,871 11.6%
Uttlesford 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Maldon 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%

See how North Hertfordshire compares to other areas in East

Number of businesses by industry for North Hertfordshire

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
185 435 775 195 295 385 160 315 605 125 285 1,255 545 20 130 225 385