Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Croydon and Slough 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.
Croydon
E09000008 · Metropolitan Police Service
Slough
E06000039 · Thames Valley Police
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
6 more in Croydon
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
410,085
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
242,635 more in Croydon
167,450
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£44,326
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,843 more in Croydon
£38,483
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£394,736
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£42,712 more in Croydon
£352,024
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,581
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£12 more in Croydon
£1,569
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
6.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Croydon
6.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+3,526
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,526 more in Croydon
+2,000
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,600
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£185 more in Croydon
£2,414
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
22.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.4 more in Slough
23.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
27.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.2 percentage points higher in Slough
28.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
104.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
1.2 more in Croydon
102.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.2 years more in Slough
9.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
42.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.1 percentage points higher in Slough
48.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.87%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.40 percentage points higher in Slough
6.27%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,848
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,004 more in Croydon
11,844
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,344
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
192 more in Slough
3,536
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 410,085 in Croydon and 167,450 in Slough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,326 in Croydon and £38,483 in Slough (2025); and average house price was £394,736 in Croydon and £352,024 in Slough (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 410,085 in Croydon and 167,450 in Slough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,326 in Croydon and £38,483 in Slough (2025); and average house price was £394,736 in Croydon and £352,024 in Slough (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 | Croydon per 1,000 | offences | Slough per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 104.1 | 42,702 | 102.9 | 17,232 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 191 | 1.4 | 239 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.2 | 1,719 | 3.0 | 505 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.3 | 2,175 | 7.1 | 1,192 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 5.2 | 2,113 | 3.9 | 657 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.3 | 516 | 1.9 | 312 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.5 | 2,675 | 7.8 | 1,314 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 325 | 0.9 | 152 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.9 | 2,421 | 8.1 | 1,361 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 2.4 | 1,002 | 1.7 | 280 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.3 | 3,405 | 6.1 | 1,014 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 2.0 | 801 | 1.1 | 180 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 9.0 | 3,695 | 9.6 | 1,614 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 31.2 | 12,802 | 40.1 | 6,707 | 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 (410,085 and 167,450 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.