Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Elmbridge and Richmond upon Thames 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.
Elmbridge
E07000207 · Surrey Police
Richmond upon Thames
E09000027 · Metropolitan Police Service
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Richmond upon Thames
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
142,484
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
54,229 more in Richmond upon Thames
196,713
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£51,924
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£5,309 more in Richmond upon Thames
£57,233
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£743,525
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£75,424 more in Richmond upon Thames
£818,949
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,867
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£451 more in Richmond upon Thames
£2,318
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.2 percentage points higher in Richmond upon Thames
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−104
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
110 more in Elmbridge
−214
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,558
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£72 more in Elmbridge
£2,486
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
8.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.5 more in Richmond upon Thames
9.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
11.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.4 percentage points higher in Richmond upon Thames
12.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
61.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
11.8 more in Richmond upon Thames
73.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
14.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
The same in both
14.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
43.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.5 percentage points higher in Richmond upon Thames
48.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
4.93%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.59 percentage points higher in Elmbridge
4.34%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
16,216
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,762 more in Elmbridge
13,453
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,496
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
929 more in Elmbridge
3,567
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 142,484 in Elmbridge and 196,713 in Richmond upon Thames (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £51,924 in Elmbridge and £57,233 in Richmond upon Thames (2025); and average house price was £743,525 in Elmbridge and £818,949 in Richmond upon Thames (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 142,484 in Elmbridge and 196,713 in Richmond upon Thames (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £51,924 in Elmbridge and £57,233 in Richmond upon Thames (2025); and average house price was £743,525 in Elmbridge and £818,949 in Richmond upon Thames (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 | Elmbridge per 1,000 | offences | Richmond upon Thames per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 61.3 | 8,732 | 73.1 | 14,382 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 | 97 | 1.7 | 344 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 327 | 4.1 | 801 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.5 | 636 | 4.5 | 882 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.3 | 328 | 2.2 | 436 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 199 | 0.8 | 154 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.4 | 626 | 5.3 | 1,050 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 93 | 0.2 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.5 | 785 | 4.2 | 822 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 83 | 1.2 | 236 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.0 | 564 | 5.8 | 1,144 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 67 | 1.4 | 268 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.9 | 551 | 8.0 | 1,570 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 21.8 | 3,111 | 17.6 | 3,464 | 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 (142,484 and 196,713 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.