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	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	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%