Dacorum: local statistics
Dacorum is a district council area in the East of England, home to an estimated 162,316 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Dacorum, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 87.5% of Dacorum residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 6.5 points either way, against 78.3% across the East of England. Its lowest reading in the series was 75.0% and its highest 88.1%.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Dacorum at £459,235 for July 2026, up 3.0% on July 2025. It ranks as 8th of 45 in the East of England, counting from the highest (regional average £337,518). Prices are 23% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Dacorum (£44,485) gives a ratio of 10.3. That ratio is the 7th highest ratio of 45 in the East of England.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Dacorum took home £888.60 a week before tax, or £44,485 over a year. That is 10.4% above the figure for the East of England and the 10th highest of 45 in the East of England. For full-time jobs located in Dacorum the median is £766.60 a week (−£122.00 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £600.70, so it has risen 48% before inflation.
9,190 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Dacorum in March 2026, 6% more than in 2016. There are 57 per 1,000 residents, the 8th highest of 45 in the East of England.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Dacorum had a life expectancy at birth of 84.7 years; for men it was 80.7 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 0.3 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.1 more. It is the 14th highest for women of all 45 council areas in the East of England.
The claimant count for Dacorum stood at 3,190 in August 2026, or 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East of England was 3.3%. The rate was the same a year earlier. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 2.6% (February 2023) and 4.1% (August 2021).
In mid-2025 the population of Dacorum was estimated at 162,316, up 0.7% on mid-2024. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 7.6%; the East of England grew by 8.5% over the same years. That is mid-table in the East of England, 25th of 45. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The police recorded 65.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in Dacorum in the year to March 2026 (10,641 offences in all), mid-table in the East of England, 21st of 42. The rate was 67.8 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 73.3, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
A Band D home in Dacorum pays an average of £2,408.51 in council tax in 2026-27, up £114.28 on 2025-26. It is close to the middle of all 45 council areas in the East of England (23rd highest). In 2016-17 the figure was £1,530.93, so it has risen 57%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 150,906 |
| 2016 | 152,462 |
| 2017 | 153,282 |
| 2018 | 153,982 |
| 2019 | 154,367 |
| 2020 | 154,815 |
| 2021 | 155,211 |
| 2022 | 156,239 |
| 2023 | 158,612 |
| 2024 | 161,139 |
| 2025 | 162,316 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £374,858 |
| July 2017 | £387,786 |
| July 2018 | £388,019 |
| July 2019 | £378,715 |
| July 2020 | £385,178 |
| July 2021 | £411,284 |
| July 2022 | £439,403 |
| July 2023 | £438,878 |
| July 2024 | £442,083 |
| July 2025 | £445,874 |
| July 2026 | £459,235 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £600.70 a week |
| 2016 | £636.30 a week |
| 2017 | £612.60 a week |
| 2018 | £670.80 a week |
| 2019 | £624.40 a week |
| 2020 | £629.80 a week |
| 2021 | £689.90 a week |
| 2022 | £693.60 a week |
| 2023 | £763.10 a week |
| 2024 | £814.60 a week |
| 2025 | £888.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,530.93 |
| 2017-18 | £1,600.76 |
| 2018-19 | £1,693.68 |
| 2019-20 | £1,763.55 |
| 2020-21 | £1,835.15 |
| 2021-22 | £1,912.03 |
| 2022-23 | £1,985.78 |
| 2023-24 | £2,086.85 |
| 2024-25 | £2,187.99 |
| 2025-26 | £2,294.23 |
| 2026-27 | £2,408.51 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 55.1 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 63.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 69.5 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 73.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 69.5 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 56.2 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 58.8 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 61.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 67.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 65.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 83.8% |
| 2016/17 | 85.2% |
| 2017/18 | 81.9% |
| 2018/19 | 80.5% |
| 2019/20 | 79.8% |
| 2020/21 | 82.7% |
| 2021/22 | 80.2% |
| 2022/23 | 75.0% |
| 2023/24 | 76.3% |
| 2024/25 | 88.1% |
| 2025/26 | 87.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.1 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.9 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.9 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.3 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.4 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 84.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 8,660 |
| 2017 | 8,975 |
| 2018 | 8,990 |
| 2019 | 9,090 |
| 2020 | 9,190 |
| 2021 | 9,195 |
| 2022 | 9,145 |
| 2023 | 8,930 |
| 2024 | 8,875 |
| 2025 | 8,930 |
| 2026 | 9,190 |
Questions about Dacorum
What is the average house price in Dacorum?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £459,235.
What is the average salary in Dacorum?
£888.60 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in Dacorum?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.7 years for men and 84.7 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Dacorum?
The ONS claimant count was 3,190 in August 2026, 3.2% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the population of Dacorum?
The ONS estimates 162,316 people lived in Dacorum in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Dacorum?
65.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How much is Band D council tax in Dacorum?
£2,408.51 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over Dacorum
Every body that makes decisions for Dacorum, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Dacorum council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Dacorum in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Hemel Hempstead: David Taylor (Labour) MP
- South West Hertfordshire: Mr Gagan Mohindra (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East of England
- UK figures: UK employment rate · UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth
- Other council areas in the East of England: Braintree · East Hertfordshire · King's Lynn and West Norfolk · South Norfolk · St Albans · Tendring
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