Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Canterbury and Havant 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
Havant
E07000090 · 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
162,612
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
35,250 more in Canterbury
127,362
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
£462 more in Canterbury
£37,220
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
£17,387 more in Canterbury
£320,643
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,281
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£135 more in Canterbury
£1,146
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)
864 more in Canterbury
−50
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
£99 more in Canterbury
£2,320
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
19.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.2 more in Havant
21.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
19.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.2 percentage points higher in Havant
22.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
109.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
23.4 more in Canterbury
85.6
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
0.4 years more in Canterbury
8.6 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
3.9 percentage points higher in Canterbury
36.9%
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
0.19 percentage points higher in Canterbury
6.23%
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
964 more in Canterbury
10,163
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,314
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
81 more in Canterbury
3,233
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 162,612 in Canterbury and 127,362 in Havant (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,682 in Canterbury and £37,220 in Havant (2025); and average house price was £338,030 in Canterbury and £320,643 in Havant (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 127,362 in Havant (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,682 in Canterbury and £37,220 in Havant (2025); and average house price was £338,030 in Canterbury and £320,643 in Havant (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 | Havant per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 109.0 | 17,724 | 85.6 | 10,901 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 | 179 | 0.6 | 75 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 420 | 1.8 | 228 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.6 | 1,557 | 6.0 | 760 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.8 | 620 | 1.8 | 234 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 383 | 1.6 | 204 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.9 | 1,125 | 4.3 | 546 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 149 | 1.7 | 217 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.7 | 604 | 6.8 | 872 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.1 | 187 | 0.7 | 84 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 15.7 | 2,558 | 7.1 | 906 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 77 | 0.3 | 41 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.0 | 651 | 2.3 | 290 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.2 | 5,886 | 40.6 | 5,168 | 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 127,362 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.