Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Fylde and Preston 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.
Fylde
E07000119 · Lancashire Constabulary
Preston
E07000123 · Lancashire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
86,689
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
77,809 more in Preston
164,498
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£44,892
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£7,678 more in Fylde
£37,214
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£233,647
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£45,938 more in Fylde
£187,709
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£866
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£78 more in Fylde
£788
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.7%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
1.9 percentage points higher in Preston
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+166
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,186 more in Preston
+1,352
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,484
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£92 more in Preston
£2,576
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
15.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
13.1 more in Preston
28.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
11.0 percentage points higher in Preston
27.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
73.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
55.0 more in Preston
128.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.2 years more in Fylde
5.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
23.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
2.3 percentage points higher in Preston
25.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.53%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.39 percentage points higher in Preston
6.92%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,860
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
732 more in Fylde
11,129
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,387
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
234 more in Fylde
3,153
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 86,689 in Fylde and 164,498 in Preston (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,892 in Fylde and £37,214 in Preston (2025); and average house price was £233,647 in Fylde and £187,709 in Preston (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 86,689 in Fylde and 164,498 in Preston (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,892 in Fylde and £37,214 in Preston (2025); and average house price was £233,647 in Fylde and £187,709 in Preston (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 | Fylde per 1,000 | offences | Preston per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 73.9 | 6,407 | 128.9 | 21,204 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 32 | 1.4 | 232 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.0 | 173 | 3.7 | 608 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.4 | 464 | 9.4 | 1,550 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.2 | 102 | 4.1 | 669 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.2 | 187 | 3.0 | 501 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.9 | 340 | 7.3 | 1,201 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 52 | 1.6 | 255 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.5 | 307 | 7.3 | 1,199 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 23 | 1.3 | 222 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 | 313 | 8.4 | 1,376 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 18 | 0.6 | 101 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.4 | 205 | 5.1 | 832 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 27.4 | 2,378 | 44.7 | 7,351 | 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 (86,689 and 164,498 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.