Official statistics · 11 of 13 measures compare directly
City of London and Wandsworth 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.
City of London
E09000001 · City of London Police
Wandsworth
E09000032 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in City of London
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
15,631
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
324,228 more in Wandsworth
339,859
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Average house price
£712,958
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£32,853 more in City of London
£680,105
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All claimants
1.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.9 percentage points higher in Wandsworth
4.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+305
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
462 more in City of London
−157
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£1,330
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£301 more in City of London
£1,028
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
10.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.9 more in Wandsworth
15.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
6.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.4 percentage points higher in Wandsworth
20.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
637.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
538.9 more in City of London
98.7
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
No published figure
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
No published figure for City of London.
12.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Band D council tax as a share of pay
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for City of London.
1.88%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,845
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
685 more in City of London
11,160
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,713
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
633 more in City of London
3,080
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 15,631 in City of London and 339,859 in Wandsworth (mid-2025); average house price was £712,958 in City of London and £680,105 in Wandsworth (June 2026); and all claimants was 1.1% in City of London and 4.0% in Wandsworth (July 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 15,631 in City of London and 339,859 in Wandsworth (mid-2025); average house price was £712,958 in City of London and £680,105 in Wandsworth (June 2026); and all claimants was 1.1% in City of London and 4.0% in Wandsworth (July 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 | City of London per 1,000 | offences | Wandsworth per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 637.6 | 9,966 | 98.7 | 33,537 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 22.2 | 347 | 2.1 | 700 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 30.5 | 477 | 4.9 | 1,649 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19.3 | 302 | 3.8 | 1,303 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 30.6 | 479 | 3.8 | 1,303 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.1 | 49 | 1.0 | 343 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 154.9 | 2,422 | 8.2 | 2,770 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 2.6 | 40 | 0.6 | 209 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 41.7 | 652 | 5.5 | 1,868 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 19.7 | 308 | 2.3 | 772 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 108.4 | 1,694 | 8.0 | 2,716 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 84.1 | 1,315 | 3.6 | 1,212 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 11.1 | 174 | 8.2 | 2,782 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 96.9 | 1,515 | 25.0 | 8,505 | 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 (15,631 and 339,859 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.