Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Amber Valley and Chorley 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.
Amber Valley
E07000032 · Derbyshire Constabulary
Chorley
E07000118 · Lancashire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
131,894
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
10,080 more in Amber Valley
121,814
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,756
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,594 more in Chorley
£39,350
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£237,857
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£25,210 more in Amber Valley
£212,647
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£794
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£2 more in Amber Valley
£792
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Amber Valley
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+35
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
157 more in Chorley
+192
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,408
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£23 more in Chorley
£2,430
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
18.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.2 more in Amber Valley
16.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
19.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.3 percentage points higher in Amber Valley
16.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
80.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.0 more in Amber Valley
79.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.9 years more in Amber Valley
5.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
25.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.0 percentage points higher in Amber Valley
24.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.38%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.20 percentage points higher in Amber Valley
6.18%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,425
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
325 more in Amber Valley
11,100
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,258
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
12 more in Amber Valley
3,246
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 131,894 in Amber Valley and 121,814 in Chorley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,756 in Amber Valley and £39,350 in Chorley (2025); and average house price was £237,857 in Amber Valley and £212,647 in Chorley (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 131,894 in Amber Valley and 121,814 in Chorley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,756 in Amber Valley and £39,350 in Chorley (2025); and average house price was £237,857 in Amber Valley and £212,647 in Chorley (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 | Amber Valley per 1,000 | offences | Chorley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 80.3 | 10,589 | 79.3 | 9,660 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 | 19 | 0.3 | 35 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.2 | 290 | 2.1 | 260 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.3 | 834 | 6.0 | 725 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.5 | 331 | 1.8 | 223 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.8 | 240 | 2.5 | 299 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.5 | 593 | 4.2 | 515 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 119 | 0.8 | 101 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.4 | 980 | 3.8 | 463 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 65 | 0.4 | 51 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.9 | 648 | 3.9 | 475 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 50 | 0.3 | 34 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.6 | 344 | 2.5 | 304 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 34.9 | 4,606 | 32.5 | 3,954 | 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 (131,894 and 121,814 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.