Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Cheshire West and Chester and Wirral 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.
Cheshire West and Chester
E06000050 · Cheshire Constabulary
Wirral
E08000015 · Merseyside Police
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
373,951
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
44,055 more in Cheshire West and Chester
329,896
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£41,486
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,476 more in Cheshire West and Chester
£38,010
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£269,039
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£53,464 more in Cheshire West and Chester
£215,575
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£986
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£134 more in Cheshire West and Chester
£852
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.9 percentage points higher in Wirral
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,211
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
323 more in Cheshire West and Chester
+888
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,517
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£17 more in Cheshire West and Chester
£2,501
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
17.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
9.7 more in Wirral
27.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
18.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.0 percentage points higher in Wirral
26.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
71.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
7.4 more in Wirral
79.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.8 years more in Cheshire West and Chester
5.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.6 percentage points higher in Cheshire West and Chester
26.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.07%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.51 percentage points higher in Wirral
6.58%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,927
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
178 more in Wirral
11,104
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,306
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
305 more in Cheshire West and Chester
3,001
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 373,951 in Cheshire West and Chester and 329,896 in Wirral (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,486 in Cheshire West and Chester and £38,010 in Wirral (2025); and average house price was £269,039 in Cheshire West and Chester and £215,575 in Wirral (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 373,951 in Cheshire West and Chester and 329,896 in Wirral (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,486 in Cheshire West and Chester and £38,010 in Wirral (2025); and average house price was £269,039 in Cheshire West and Chester and £215,575 in Wirral (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 | Cheshire West and Chester per 1,000 | offences | Wirral per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 71.9 | 26,881 | 79.3 | 26,177 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 164 | 0.5 | 155 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.0 | 738 | 2.1 | 698 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.5 | 1,699 | 7.2 | 2,384 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.8 | 1,059 | 4.4 | 1,436 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 583 | 2.0 | 659 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.2 | 1,560 | 3.9 | 1,272 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 232 | 0.7 | 227 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.3 | 3,120 | 8.0 | 2,628 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 149 | 0.7 | 218 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.7 | 2,146 | 5.0 | 1,642 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 84 | 0.2 | 64 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.4 | 535 | 2.0 | 676 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 32.8 | 12,253 | 33.5 | 11,047 | 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 (373,951 and 329,896 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.