Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Braintree and Rushmoor 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.
Braintree
E07000067 · Essex Police
Rushmoor
E07000092 · Hampshire 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
166,471
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
60,286 more in Braintree
106,185
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,712
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,829 more in Braintree
£37,883
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£330,637
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£1,674 more in Braintree
£328,963
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,217
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£170 more in Rushmoor
£1,387
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.3 percentage points higher in Rushmoor
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+702
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
200 more in Rushmoor
+902
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,280
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£40 more in Rushmoor
£2,320
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£4m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£123m more in Rushmoor
£127m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
791
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
715 more in Braintree
76
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£26
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£1,170 more in Rushmoor
£1,196
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
16.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.5 more in Braintree
15.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.18
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.01 more in Rushmoor
0.19
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
17.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.7 percentage points higher in Rushmoor
18.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
89.9%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
1.6 percentage points higher in Rushmoor
91.5%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
60.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
18.2 more in Rushmoor
78.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.4 years more in Rushmoor
8.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
7.1 percentage points higher in Rushmoor
43.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.74%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.38 percentage points higher in Rushmoor
6.12%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,924
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
159 more in Rushmoor
11,084
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,755
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
542 more in Braintree
3,213
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 166,471 in Braintree and 106,185 in Rushmoor (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,712 in Braintree and £37,883 in Rushmoor (2025); and average house price was £330,637 in Braintree and £328,963 in Rushmoor (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 166,471 in Braintree and 106,185 in Rushmoor (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,712 in Braintree and £37,883 in Rushmoor (2025); and average house price was £330,637 in Braintree and £328,963 in Rushmoor (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 | Braintree per 1,000 | offences | Rushmoor per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 60.0 | 9,980 | 78.2 | 8,303 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 33 | 0.7 | 75 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.1 | 342 | 1.9 | 201 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.3 | 709 | 4.6 | 489 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.2 | 369 | 2.0 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 249 | 1.2 | 132 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.6 | 761 | 4.7 | 495 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 97 | 1.3 | 134 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.3 | 720 | 6.5 | 692 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 85 | 0.8 | 81 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 | 599 | 7.9 | 835 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 40 | 0.4 | 43 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.9 | 475 | 4.5 | 476 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 27.0 | 4,491 | 32.9 | 3,496 | 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 (166,471 and 106,185 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.