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Colchester and Tendring 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.
Colchester
E07000071 · Essex Police
Tendring
E07000076 · Essex Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Colchester
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
201,163
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
42,103 more in Colchester
159,060
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£39,353
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£446 more in Tendring
£39,799
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£298,003
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£36,286 more in Colchester
£261,717
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,196
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£145 more in Colchester
£1,051
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.0 percentage points higher in Tendring
4.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,728
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,415 more in Colchester
+313
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,283
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£13 more in Colchester
£2,270
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£208m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£180m more in Colchester
£28m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
302
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
89 more in Colchester
213
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£1,033
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£859 more in Colchester
£174
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
17.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
14.7 more in Tendring
32.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.19
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.08 more in Tendring
0.27
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
18.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.1 percentage points higher in Tendring
26.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
77.3%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
2.2 percentage points higher in Colchester
75.1%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
92.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.3 more in Colchester
91.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.0 years more in Colchester
6.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
4.8 percentage points higher in Colchester
31.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.10 percentage points higher in Colchester
5.70%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,867
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
301 more in Colchester
10,566
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,483
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
126 more in Colchester
3,358
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 201,163 in Colchester and 159,060 in Tendring (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,353 in Colchester and £39,799 in Tendring (2025); and average house price was £298,003 in Colchester and £261,717 in Tendring (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 201,163 in Colchester and 159,060 in Tendring (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £39,353 in Colchester and £39,799 in Tendring (2025); and average house price was £298,003 in Colchester and £261,717 in Tendring (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 | Colchester per 1,000 | offences | Tendring per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 92.3 | 18,570 | 91.0 | 14,473 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 | 262 | 0.5 | 76 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.8 | 559 | 2.5 | 398 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.3 | 1,265 | 8.0 | 1,268 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.5 | 503 | 2.2 | 350 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 343 | 2.0 | 323 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.7 | 1,153 | 6.1 | 963 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 165 | 1.2 | 192 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.4 | 1,294 | 5.9 | 943 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 199 | 0.7 | 116 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.4 | 1,682 | 5.2 | 833 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 109 | 0.5 | 73 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.5 | 1,110 | 4.8 | 765 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40.2 | 8,078 | 42.5 | 6,761 | 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 (201,163 and 159,060 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.