Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Fenland and South Holland 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.
Fenland
E07000010 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
South Holland
E07000140 · Lincolnshire Police
Getting better or worse
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
105,930
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
5,172 more in Fenland
100,758
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,170
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,834 more in Fenland
£32,336
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£223,168
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£7,868 more in South Holland
£231,036
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£840
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£72 more in Fenland
£768
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.8 percentage points higher in Fenland
3.1%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−77
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
143 more in Fenland
−220
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,538
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£260 more in Fenland
£2,278
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
26.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.1 more in Fenland
21.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
23.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.6 percentage points higher in Fenland
20.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
91.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
13.6 more in Fenland
77.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.6 years more in South Holland
7.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
29.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.0 percentage points higher in Fenland
28.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.43%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.38 percentage points higher in Fenland
7.05%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,799
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1 more in South Holland
10,799
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,602
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
110 more in South Holland
3,712
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 105,930 in Fenland and 100,758 in South Holland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,170 in Fenland and £32,336 in South Holland (2025); and average house price was £223,168 in Fenland and £231,036 in South Holland (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 105,930 in Fenland and 100,758 in South Holland (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,170 in Fenland and £32,336 in South Holland (2025); and average house price was £223,168 in Fenland and £231,036 in South Holland (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 | Fenland per 1,000 | offences | South Holland per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 91.0 | 9,637 | 77.4 | 7,801 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 55 | 0.5 | 47 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 309 | 3.1 | 317 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.7 | 812 | 6.3 | 632 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 2.6 | 277 | 1.0 | 104 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.2 | 342 | 1.9 | 192 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.7 | 705 | 4.4 | 445 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 152 | 0.5 | 47 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.4 | 468 | 4.2 | 428 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 45 | 0.3 | 32 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.3 | 455 | 3.8 | 378 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 47 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.7 | 281 | 3.7 | 368 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.9 | 3,906 | 29.7 | 2,997 | 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 (105,930 and 100,758 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.