Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Cornwall and Sevenoaks 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.
Cornwall
E06000052 · Devon & Cornwall Police
Sevenoaks
E07000111 · Kent Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
1 more in Cornwall
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
584,782
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
461,599 more in Cornwall
123,183
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,002
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£9,579 more in Sevenoaks
£44,581
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£277,801
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£265,280 more in Sevenoaks
£543,081
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,004
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£799 more in Sevenoaks
£1,803
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.7 percentage points higher in Cornwall
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−583
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
511 more in Sevenoaks
−72
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,591
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£69 more in Cornwall
£2,522
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
22.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.0 more in Cornwall
14.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
22.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.0 percentage points higher in Cornwall
14.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
71.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.8 more in Cornwall
62.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
4.3 years more in Sevenoaks
12.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
14.1 percentage points higher in Sevenoaks
48.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.40%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.74 percentage points higher in Cornwall
5.66%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
8,591
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
5,528 more in Sevenoaks
14,118
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,081
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
312 more in Sevenoaks
4,393
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 584,782 in Cornwall and 123,183 in Sevenoaks (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,002 in Cornwall and £44,581 in Sevenoaks (2025); and average house price was £277,801 in Cornwall and £543,081 in Sevenoaks (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 584,782 in Cornwall and 123,183 in Sevenoaks (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,002 in Cornwall and £44,581 in Sevenoaks (2025); and average house price was £277,801 in Cornwall and £543,081 in Sevenoaks (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 | Cornwall per 1,000 | offences | Sevenoaks per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 71.6 | 41,859 | 62.8 | 7,738 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 91 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 898 | 2.3 | 280 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.3 | 4,273 | 6.2 | 764 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 861 | 2.0 | 252 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 929 | 2.0 | 241 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.4 | 3,132 | 5.4 | 666 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 434 | 0.6 | 74 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.5 | 2,622 | 2.0 | 241 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 183 | 0.4 | 45 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 2,276 | 4.6 | 568 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 205 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 910 | 4.5 | 550 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.3 | 19,470 | 20.4 | 2,516 | 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 (584,782 and 123,183 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.