Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Brentwood and Thurrock 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.
Brentwood
E07000068 · Essex Police
Thurrock
E06000034 · Essex Police
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
80,104
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
101,560 more in Thurrock
181,664
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£47,494
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,497 more in Brentwood
£41,997
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£513,537
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£186,361 more in Brentwood
£327,176
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,618
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£243 more in Brentwood
£1,375
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.8 percentage points higher in Thurrock
4.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−105
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
613 more in Thurrock
+508
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,258
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£3 more in Brentwood
£2,255
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
10.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.1 more in Thurrock
21.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
12.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
11.0 percentage points higher in Thurrock
23.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
73.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
25.2 more in Thurrock
99.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
3.0 years more in Brentwood
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.6 percentage points higher in Brentwood
39.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.75%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.62 percentage points higher in Thurrock
5.37%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
14,129
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
3,406 more in Brentwood
10,722
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,987
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
362 more in Brentwood
3,624
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 80,104 in Brentwood and 181,664 in Thurrock (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £47,494 in Brentwood and £41,997 in Thurrock (2025); and average house price was £513,537 in Brentwood and £327,176 in Thurrock (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 80,104 in Brentwood and 181,664 in Thurrock (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £47,494 in Brentwood and £41,997 in Thurrock (2025); and average house price was £513,537 in Brentwood and £327,176 in Thurrock (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 | Brentwood per 1,000 | offences | Thurrock per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 73.8 | 5,912 | 99.0 | 17,988 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 23 | 0.7 | 126 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 211 | 3.0 | 538 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.8 | 383 | 8.9 | 1,612 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.8 | 308 | 4.6 | 837 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 119 | 1.9 | 352 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.0 | 401 | 6.4 | 1,162 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 64 | 1.0 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.5 | 357 | 6.2 | 1,123 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 38 | 1.0 | 176 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 9.5 | 757 | 10.6 | 1,917 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 34 | 0.6 | 113 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 8.4 | 672 | 9.2 | 1,668 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 24.4 | 1,958 | 33.9 | 6,161 | 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 (80,104 and 181,664 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.