Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Castle Point and Test Valley 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
Test Valley
E07000093 · Hampshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
+1
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
45,085 more in Test Valley
135,698
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
£1,169 more in Castle Point
£40,576
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
£9,746 more in Test Valley
£372,348
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,257
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£23 more in Castle Point
£1,234
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Castle Point
2.0%
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)
144 more in Test Valley
+45
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
£13 more in Castle Point
£2,306
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
17.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.5 more in Castle Point
12.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
17.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.0 percentage points higher in Castle Point
13.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
61.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
0.9 more in Castle Point
60.1
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
0.5 years more in Test Valley
9.2 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
0.4 percentage points higher in Test Valley
36.5%
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
0.13 percentage points higher in Test Valley
5.68%
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
1,985 more in Castle Point
10,359
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,631
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
255 more in Test Valley
3,887
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 90,613 in Castle Point and 135,698 in Test Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,745 in Castle Point and £40,576 in Test Valley (2025); and average house price was £362,602 in Castle Point and £372,348 in Test Valley (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 135,698 in Test Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,745 in Castle Point and £40,576 in Test Valley (2025); and average house price was £362,602 in Castle Point and £372,348 in Test Valley (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 | Test Valley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 61.0 | 5,529 | 60.1 | 8,154 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 33 | 0.3 | 36 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.2 | 201 | 2.9 | 395 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.9 | 536 | 3.8 | 509 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 171 | 1.6 | 220 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 121 | 1.2 | 167 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.5 | 319 | 3.9 | 534 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 56 | 0.9 | 124 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.8 | 344 | 4.4 | 597 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 38 | 0.4 | 52 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.3 | 301 | 3.9 | 536 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 24 | 0.2 | 21 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 228 | 2.6 | 354 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26.1 | 2,366 | 26.5 | 3,590 | 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 135,698 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.