Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Barking and Dagenham and Somerset 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.
Barking and Dagenham
E09000002 · Metropolitan Police Service
Somerset
E06000066 · Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
238,295
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
352,677 more in Somerset
590,972
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£38,467
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,188 more in Barking and Dagenham
£36,279
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£371,030
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£89,459 more in Barking and Dagenham
£281,571
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,696
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£690 more in Barking and Dagenham
£1,006
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
7.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
4.9 percentage points higher in Barking and Dagenham
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+3,587
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
2,883 more in Barking and Dagenham
+704
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,199
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£362 more in Somerset
£2,561
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
30.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
11.1 more in Barking and Dagenham
19.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
38.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
20.3 percentage points higher in Barking and Dagenham
18.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
102.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
13.1 more in Barking and Dagenham
89.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.8 years more in Barking and Dagenham
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
52.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
19.6 percentage points higher in Barking and Dagenham
33.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.72%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.34 percentage points higher in Somerset
7.06%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,638
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,062 more in Barking and Dagenham
9,576
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,119
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
527 more in Somerset
3,646
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 238,295 in Barking and Dagenham and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,467 in Barking and Dagenham and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £371,030 in Barking and Dagenham and £281,571 in Somerset (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 238,295 in Barking and Dagenham and 590,972 in Somerset (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,467 in Barking and Dagenham and £36,279 in Somerset (2025); and average house price was £371,030 in Barking and Dagenham and £281,571 in Somerset (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 | Barking and Dagenham per 1,000 | offences | Somerset per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 102.8 | 24,492 | 89.7 | 52,995 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 124 | 0.5 | 268 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.9 | 918 | 2.9 | 1,719 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.8 | 1,147 | 6.4 | 3,754 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 5.8 | 1,378 | 1.2 | 687 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 321 | 1.8 | 1,091 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.6 | 1,583 | 5.3 | 3,151 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 154 | 0.5 | 323 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.5 | 1,322 | 8.3 | 4,895 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.6 | 867 | 1.0 | 603 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 924 | 8.1 | 4,789 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 3.1 | 750 | 0.1 | 73 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 8.8 | 2,102 | 2.3 | 1,352 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 34.6 | 8,252 | 38.1 | 22,515 | 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 (238,295 and 590,972 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.