Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Canterbury and Dover 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.
Canterbury
E07000106 · Kent Police
Dover
E07000108 · Kent Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Dover
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
162,612
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
41,557 more in Canterbury
121,055
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,682
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,460 more in Dover
£40,142
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£338,030
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£61,796 more in Canterbury
£276,234
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,281
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£252 more in Canterbury
£1,029
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
3.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+814
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
705 more in Canterbury
+109
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,419
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£42 more in Dover
£2,462
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£159m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£33m more in Canterbury
£126m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
205
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
122 more in Canterbury
83
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£976
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£66 more in Dover
£1,042
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
19.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.6 more in Dover
24.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.20
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.04 more in Dover
0.24
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
19.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.2 percentage points higher in Dover
23.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
75.6%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
2.3 percentage points higher in Dover
77.9%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
109.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
23.0 more in Canterbury
86.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.1 years more in Canterbury
6.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
40.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
10.0 percentage points higher in Canterbury
30.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.42%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.29 percentage points higher in Canterbury
6.13%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,126
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,113 more in Canterbury
10,013
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,314
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
240 more in Canterbury
3,074
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 162,612 in Canterbury and 121,055 in Dover (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,682 in Canterbury and £40,142 in Dover (2025); and average house price was £338,030 in Canterbury and £276,234 in Dover (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 162,612 in Canterbury and 121,055 in Dover (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,682 in Canterbury and £40,142 in Dover (2025); and average house price was £338,030 in Canterbury and £276,234 in Dover (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 | Canterbury per 1,000 | offences | Dover per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 109.0 | 17,724 | 86.0 | 10,408 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 179 | 0.3 | 42 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 420 | 1.8 | 222 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.6 | 1,557 | 8.2 | 989 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.8 | 620 | 2.6 | 319 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 383 | 2.7 | 332 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.9 | 1,125 | 5.2 | 630 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 149 | 0.9 | 107 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.7 | 604 | 3.4 | 408 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.1 | 187 | 0.6 | 75 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 15.7 | 2,558 | 6.9 | 840 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 77 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.0 | 651 | 2.9 | 354 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.2 | 5,886 | 33.0 | 3,989 | 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 (162,612 and 121,055 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.