Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Derby and Peterborough 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.
Derby
E06000015 · Derbyshire Constabulary
Peterborough
E06000031 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
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
275,344
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
50,587 more in Derby
224,757
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£36,428
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,232 more in Derby
£35,196
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£204,016
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£33,830 more in Peterborough
£237,846
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£857
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£146 more in Peterborough
£1,003
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Peterborough
5.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+3,796
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
2,884 more in Derby
+912
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,306
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£13 more in Derby
£2,293
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
28.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.4 more in Derby
27.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
29.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 percentage points higher in Peterborough
31.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
132.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.4 more in Derby
123.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.2 years more in Peterborough
6.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
28.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.0 percentage points higher in Peterborough
34.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.33%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.19 percentage points higher in Peterborough
6.52%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,090
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
554 more in Derby
10,536
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,088
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
32 more in Peterborough
3,120
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 275,344 in Derby and 224,757 in Peterborough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,428 in Derby and £35,196 in Peterborough (2025); and average house price was £204,016 in Derby and £237,846 in Peterborough (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 275,344 in Derby and 224,757 in Peterborough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £36,428 in Derby and £35,196 in Peterborough (2025); and average house price was £204,016 in Derby and £237,846 in Peterborough (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 | Derby per 1,000 | offences | Peterborough per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 132.2 | 36,405 | 123.8 | 27,816 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 235 | 1.5 | 327 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.4 | 935 | 4.0 | 901 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8.2 | 2,259 | 9.3 | 2,091 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 7.2 | 1,971 | 5.3 | 1,186 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.5 | 697 | 3.6 | 814 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 8.0 | 2,203 | 6.1 | 1,368 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.7 | 468 | 2.1 | 473 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 12.3 | 3,379 | 7.4 | 1,668 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.6 | 449 | 1.1 | 245 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.7 | 2,945 | 9.9 | 2,234 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.1 | 310 | 0.9 | 201 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.6 | 1,267 | 5.4 | 1,220 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 53.7 | 14,799 | 46.6 | 10,466 | 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 (275,344 and 224,757 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.