Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
East Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk 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.
East Cambridgeshire
E07000009 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
West Suffolk
E07000245 · Suffolk 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
94,599
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
94,808 more in West Suffolk
189,407
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£41,464
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,836 more in East Cambridgeshire
£39,628
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£344,211
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£47,332 more in East Cambridgeshire
£296,879
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,035
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£144 more in West Suffolk
£1,179
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in West Suffolk
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−56
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
40 more in East Cambridgeshire
−96
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,485
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£134 more in East Cambridgeshire
£2,351
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
12.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.9 more in West Suffolk
16.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
13.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.1 percentage points higher in West Suffolk
15.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
57.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
2.6 more in West Suffolk
60.5
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.8 years more in East Cambridgeshire
7.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
30.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.7 percentage points higher in West Suffolk
35.7%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.99%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.06 percentage points higher in East Cambridgeshire
5.93%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,952
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
674 more in East Cambridgeshire
10,277
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,872
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
203 more in East Cambridgeshire
3,669
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 94,599 in East Cambridgeshire and 189,407 in West Suffolk (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,464 in East Cambridgeshire and £39,628 in West Suffolk (2025); and average house price was £344,211 in East Cambridgeshire and £296,879 in West Suffolk (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 94,599 in East Cambridgeshire and 189,407 in West Suffolk (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,464 in East Cambridgeshire and £39,628 in West Suffolk (2025); and average house price was £344,211 in East Cambridgeshire and £296,879 in West Suffolk (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 | East Cambridgeshire per 1,000 | offences | West Suffolk per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 57.9 | 5,479 | 60.5 | 11,454 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 45 | 0.4 | 83 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.2 | 303 | 2.5 | 478 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.6 | 433 | 5.8 | 1,095 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.2 | 111 | 2.0 | 372 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 156 | 1.9 | 369 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.0 | 379 | 4.4 | 836 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 57 | 1.1 | 209 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 2.5 | 237 | 4.1 | 771 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.1 | 13 | 0.4 | 82 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 5.1 | 485 | 3.9 | 736 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 24 | 0.3 | 55 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.8 | 266 | 2.3 | 436 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 20.0 | 1,890 | 27.3 | 5,175 | 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 (94,599 and 189,407 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.