Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Cherwell and Wealden 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
Wealden
E07000065 · Sussex Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Wealden
−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
3,870 more in Cherwell
168,308
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
£1,442 more in Wealden
£43,589
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
£33,155 more in Wealden
£386,787
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,294
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£28 more in Cherwell
£1,266
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 Wealden
2.4%
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)
279 more in Cherwell
+13
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
£145 more in Wealden
£2,728
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£154m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£102m more in Cherwell
£52m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
106
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
313 more in Wealden
419
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£894
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£587 more in Cherwell
£307
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
12.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.0 more in Wealden
12.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.15
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.00 more in Cherwell
0.14
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
14.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.4 percentage points higher in Cherwell
14.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
85.4%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
7.4 percentage points higher in Cherwell
78.0%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
71.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
18.7 more in Cherwell
52.8
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
0.5 years more in Wealden
8.9 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
1.9 percentage points higher in Cherwell
34.9%
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
0.13 percentage points higher in Wealden
6.26%
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
818 more in Wealden
11,860
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,807
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
320 more in Wealden
4,127
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 172,178 in Cherwell and 168,308 in Wealden (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,147 in Cherwell and £43,589 in Wealden (2025); and average house price was £353,632 in Cherwell and £386,787 in Wealden (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 168,308 in Wealden (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £42,147 in Cherwell and £43,589 in Wealden (2025); and average house price was £353,632 in Cherwell and £386,787 in Wealden (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 | Wealden per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 71.5 | 12,313 | 52.8 | 8,884 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 135 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.6 | 455 | 1.8 | 308 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.9 | 846 | 4.4 | 733 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 306 | 1.0 | 161 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 257 | 1.3 | 213 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.3 | 906 | 3.3 | 558 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.5 | 80 | 0.5 | 91 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.7 | 981 | 3.9 | 654 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 114 | 0.2 | 38 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.3 | 1,431 | 4.1 | 685 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 70 | 0.1 | 16 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.7 | 468 | 1.7 | 289 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 29.4 | 5,057 | 18.1 | 3,050 | 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 168,308 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.