Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Runnymede and Welwyn Hatfield 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.
Runnymede
E07000212 · Surrey Police
Welwyn Hatfield
E07000241 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Welwyn Hatfield
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
93,013
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
28,735 more in Welwyn Hatfield
121,748
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£46,777
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,632 more in Runnymede
£45,145
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£489,116
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£38,420 more in Runnymede
£450,696
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,579
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£70 more in Runnymede
£1,509
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.7 percentage points higher in Welwyn Hatfield
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+127
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,292 more in Welwyn Hatfield
+1,419
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,493
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£41 more in Runnymede
£2,452
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
12.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.5 more in Welwyn Hatfield
13.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
13.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.5 percentage points higher in Welwyn Hatfield
18.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
83.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
14.9 more in Welwyn Hatfield
98.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in Runnymede
10.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.4 percentage points higher in Runnymede
40.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.33%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.10 percentage points higher in Welwyn Hatfield
5.43%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
13,303
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
769 more in Runnymede
12,534
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,023
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
471 more in Runnymede
3,552
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 93,013 in Runnymede and 121,748 in Welwyn Hatfield (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,777 in Runnymede and £45,145 in Welwyn Hatfield (2025); and average house price was £489,116 in Runnymede and £450,696 in Welwyn Hatfield (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 93,013 in Runnymede and 121,748 in Welwyn Hatfield (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £46,777 in Runnymede and £45,145 in Welwyn Hatfield (2025); and average house price was £489,116 in Runnymede and £450,696 in Welwyn Hatfield (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 | Runnymede per 1,000 | offences | Welwyn Hatfield per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 83.3 | 7,744 | 98.2 | 11,960 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 46 | 1.7 | 201 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 246 | 3.4 | 419 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.7 | 527 | 6.2 | 759 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.6 | 336 | 3.4 | 408 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.1 | 196 | 2.1 | 256 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.5 | 605 | 5.9 | 713 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 90 | 0.9 | 115 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.7 | 720 | 5.2 | 633 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 61 | 1.2 | 141 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.1 | 665 | 8.2 | 999 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 26 | 0.7 | 84 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.6 | 331 | 5.0 | 614 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 29.5 | 2,748 | 33.5 | 4,081 | 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 (93,013 and 121,748 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.