Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Folkestone and Hythe and West Northamptonshire 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.
Folkestone and Hythe
E07000112 · Kent Police
West Northamptonshire
E06000062 · Northamptonshire Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Folkestone and Hythe
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
112,163
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
332,055 more in West Northamptonshire
444,218
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£38,864
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£864 more in Folkestone and Hythe
£38,000
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£304,717
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£11,963 more in Folkestone and Hythe
£292,754
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,176
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£98 more in Folkestone and Hythe
£1,078
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Folkestone and Hythe
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+133
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,242 more in West Northamptonshire
+1,375
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,539
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£52 more in Folkestone and Hythe
£2,487
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
25.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
8.5 more in Folkestone and Hythe
16.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
23.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.4 percentage points higher in Folkestone and Hythe
18.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
84.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
6.8 more in West Northamptonshire
91.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.1 years more in Folkestone and Hythe
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
36.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.3 percentage points higher in Folkestone and Hythe
34.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.53%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.01 percentage points higher in West Northamptonshire
6.54%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,264
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,079 more in West Northamptonshire
11,343
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,198
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
451 more in West Northamptonshire
3,649
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 112,163 in Folkestone and Hythe and 444,218 in West Northamptonshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,864 in Folkestone and Hythe and £38,000 in West Northamptonshire (2025); and average house price was £304,717 in Folkestone and Hythe and £292,754 in West Northamptonshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 112,163 in Folkestone and Hythe and 444,218 in West Northamptonshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £38,864 in Folkestone and Hythe and £38,000 in West Northamptonshire (2025); and average house price was £304,717 in Folkestone and Hythe and £292,754 in West Northamptonshire (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 | Folkestone and Hythe per 1,000 | offences | West Northamptonshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 84.2 | 9,449 | 91.0 | 40,432 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 54 | 0.6 | 247 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.1 | 233 | 3.7 | 1,655 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.9 | 887 | 5.4 | 2,387 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.0 | 454 | 2.7 | 1,191 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.5 | 281 | 1.6 | 731 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.8 | 656 | 5.4 | 2,400 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 128 | 1.1 | 495 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.7 | 419 | 5.2 | 2,312 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 76 | 1.5 | 684 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.0 | 790 | 7.1 | 3,162 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.4 | 48 | 0.3 | 143 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 279 | 4.9 | 2,194 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 30.8 | 3,460 | 30.6 | 13,603 | 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 (112,163 and 444,218 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.