Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Adur and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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.
Adur
E07000223 · Sussex Police
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
E06000058 · Dorset Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
64,802
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
341,027 more in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
405,829
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,029
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,536 more in Adur
£37,493
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£380,031
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£67,869 more in Adur
£312,162
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,399
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
The same in both
£1,399
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−39
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,052 more in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
+1,013
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,548
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£113 more in Adur
£2,436
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
15.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.5 more in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
17.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
18.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 percentage points higher in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
19.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
68.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
17.9 more in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
86.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.4 years more in Adur
8.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
43.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.8 percentage points higher in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
44.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.53%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.03 percentage points higher in Adur
6.50%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,764
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
748 more in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
10,512
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,251
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
59 more in Adur
3,192
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 64,802 in Adur and 405,829 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,029 in Adur and £37,493 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (2025); and average house price was £380,031 in Adur and £312,162 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 64,802 in Adur and 405,829 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,029 in Adur and £37,493 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (2025); and average house price was £380,031 in Adur and £312,162 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (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 | Adur per 1,000 | offences | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 68.7 | 4,455 | 86.6 | 35,158 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 14 | 1.1 | 446 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 99 | 3.1 | 1,278 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.0 | 326 | 6.0 | 2,429 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 96 | 2.0 | 822 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 96 | 0.7 | 289 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 | 284 | 5.3 | 2,138 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 47 | 0.5 | 208 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.2 | 340 | 4.1 | 1,667 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 53 | 0.8 | 325 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.9 | 509 | 7.7 | 3,114 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 10 | 0.4 | 173 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.0 | 132 | 5.5 | 2,239 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 21.8 | 1,413 | 27.0 | 10,977 | 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 (64,802 and 405,829 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.