Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Bexley and Stevenage 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.
Bexley
E09000004 · Metropolitan Police Service
Stevenage
E07000243 · Hertfordshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Stevenage
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
257,103
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
165,022 more in Bexley
92,081
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,969
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,769 more in Bexley
£42,200
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£405,477
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£82,048 more in Bexley
£323,429
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,534
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£98 more in Bexley
£1,436
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,315
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
585 more in Bexley
+730
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,366
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£26 more in Stevenage
£2,392
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
15.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.6 more in Stevenage
18.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
18.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.2 percentage points higher in Stevenage
22.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
77.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
38.3 more in Stevenage
115.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.5 years more in Bexley
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
41.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.1 percentage points higher in Bexley
40.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.38%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.29 percentage points higher in Stevenage
5.67%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,986
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,506 more in Bexley
10,480
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,378
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
286 more in Bexley
3,091
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 257,103 in Bexley and 92,081 in Stevenage (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,969 in Bexley and £42,200 in Stevenage (2025); and average house price was £405,477 in Bexley and £323,429 in Stevenage (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 257,103 in Bexley and 92,081 in Stevenage (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,969 in Bexley and £42,200 in Stevenage (2025); and average house price was £405,477 in Bexley and £323,429 in Stevenage (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 | Bexley per 1,000 | offences | Stevenage per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 77.6 | 19,960 | 115.9 | 10,671 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 65 | 1.3 | 118 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.1 | 793 | 2.2 | 206 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.2 | 1,329 | 7.6 | 697 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.6 | 938 | 4.2 | 385 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.1 | 274 | 2.3 | 209 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.7 | 1,203 | 8.1 | 744 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 127 | 0.9 | 82 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.9 | 1,257 | 8.1 | 749 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.5 | 373 | 1.0 | 95 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.0 | 1,532 | 9.4 | 870 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.9 | 220 | 0.9 | 84 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.3 | 1,619 | 4.5 | 418 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 23.8 | 6,116 | 45.6 | 4,195 | 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 (257,103 and 92,081 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.