Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Cherwell and Stratford-on-Avon 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.
Cherwell
E07000177 · Thames Valley Police
Stratford-on-Avon
E07000221 · Warwickshire Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Stratford-on-Avon
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
172,178
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
23,406 more in Cherwell
148,772
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£42,147
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£867 more in Cherwell
£41,280
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£353,632
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£38,942 more in Stratford-on-Avon
£392,574
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,294
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£151 more in Cherwell
£1,143
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Cherwell
2.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+292
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
276 more in Cherwell
+16
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,583
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£99 more in Cherwell
£2,484
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
12.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.9 more in Cherwell
11.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
14.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.7 percentage points higher in Cherwell
13.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
71.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.8 more in Cherwell
62.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.1 years more in Stratford-on-Avon
9.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.6 percentage points higher in Cherwell
33.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.13%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.11 percentage points higher in Cherwell
6.02%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,042
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
206 more in Stratford-on-Avon
11,248
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,807
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
392 more in Stratford-on-Avon
4,200
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 172,178 in Cherwell and 148,772 in Stratford-on-Avon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,147 in Cherwell and £41,280 in Stratford-on-Avon (2025); and average house price was £353,632 in Cherwell and £392,574 in Stratford-on-Avon (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 172,178 in Cherwell and 148,772 in Stratford-on-Avon (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,147 in Cherwell and £41,280 in Stratford-on-Avon (2025); and average house price was £353,632 in Cherwell and £392,574 in Stratford-on-Avon (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 | Cherwell per 1,000 | offences | Stratford-on-Avon per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 71.5 | 12,313 | 62.7 | 9,327 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 135 | 0.2 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 455 | 3.3 | 493 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.9 | 846 | 4.0 | 600 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 306 | 0.8 | 122 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 257 | 1.4 | 203 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.3 | 906 | 4.4 | 658 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 80 | 0.7 | 109 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.7 | 981 | 4.1 | 608 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 114 | 0.4 | 61 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.3 | 1,431 | 4.6 | 688 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 70 | 0.2 | 27 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.7 | 468 | 3.6 | 538 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 29.4 | 5,057 | 20.7 | 3,080 | 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 (172,178 and 148,772 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.