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Castle Point and Rochford 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.
Castle Point
E07000069 · Essex Police
Rochford
E07000075 · Essex Police
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Castle Point
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
90,613
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
147 more in Rochford
90,760
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£41,745
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,005 more in Rochford
£44,750
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£362,602
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£52,972 more in Rochford
£415,574
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,257
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£41 more in Rochford
£1,298
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Castle Point
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−99
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
234 more in Rochford
+135
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,319
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£45 more in Rochford
£2,363
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£31m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£31m more in Castle Point
£0m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
25
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
116 more in Rochford
141
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£344
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£344 more in Castle Point
£0
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
17.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.2 more in Castle Point
11.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.17
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.04 more in Castle Point
0.13
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
17.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.1 percentage points higher in Castle Point
13.3%
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
8.1 percentage points higher in Rochford
83.7%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
61.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
11.6 more in Castle Point
49.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.6 years more in Rochford
9.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.3 percentage points higher in Castle Point
34.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.55%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.27 percentage points higher in Castle Point
5.28%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,345
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
64 more in Castle Point
12,280
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,631
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
30 more in Castle Point
3,601
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 90,613 in Castle Point and 90,760 in Rochford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,745 in Castle Point and £44,750 in Rochford (2025); and average house price was £362,602 in Castle Point and £415,574 in Rochford (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 90,613 in Castle Point and 90,760 in Rochford (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,745 in Castle Point and £44,750 in Rochford (2025); and average house price was £362,602 in Castle Point and £415,574 in Rochford (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 | Castle Point per 1,000 | offences | Rochford per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 61.0 | 5,529 | 49.4 | 4,486 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 33 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.2 | 201 | 1.5 | 136 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.9 | 536 | 3.7 | 334 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 171 | 1.9 | 175 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 121 | 1.2 | 112 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.5 | 319 | 3.1 | 278 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 56 | 0.4 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.8 | 344 | 3.0 | 276 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 38 | 0.3 | 26 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.3 | 301 | 2.8 | 251 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 24 | 0.1 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 228 | 3.0 | 269 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26.1 | 2,366 | 22.9 | 2,079 | 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 (90,613 and 90,760 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.