Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Halton and Knowsley 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.
Halton
E06000006 · Cheshire Constabulary
Knowsley
E08000011 · Merseyside Police
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
131,912
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
31,811 more in Knowsley
163,723
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,187
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,356 more in Knowsley
£37,543
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£193,134
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£4,018 more in Halton
£189,116
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£745
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£99 more in Knowsley
£844
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Halton
4.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+615
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
354 more in Halton
+261
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,367
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£122 more in Knowsley
£2,488
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
31.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.0 more in Knowsley
36.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
29.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.8 percentage points higher in Knowsley
34.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
89.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
2.5 more in Knowsley
92.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.5 years more in Halton
5.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
25.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.6 percentage points higher in Knowsley
27.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.73%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.10 percentage points higher in Halton
6.63%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,816
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
206 more in Halton
9,610
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,951
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
102 more in Halton
2,850
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 131,912 in Halton and 163,723 in Knowsley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,187 in Halton and £37,543 in Knowsley (2025); and average house price was £193,134 in Halton and £189,116 in Knowsley (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 131,912 in Halton and 163,723 in Knowsley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,187 in Halton and £37,543 in Knowsley (2025); and average house price was £193,134 in Halton and £189,116 in Knowsley (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 | Halton per 1,000 | offences | Knowsley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 89.8 | 11,852 | 92.3 | 15,114 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 79 | 0.4 | 66 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.4 | 314 | 1.8 | 294 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.2 | 819 | 8.9 | 1,462 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.9 | 650 | 8.2 | 1,349 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 319 | 2.3 | 378 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 652 | 4.4 | 725 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 147 | 0.9 | 155 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.9 | 1,304 | 8.8 | 1,435 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 83 | 0.6 | 101 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 508 | 5.0 | 821 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 46 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 330 | 2.2 | 357 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40.7 | 5,367 | 37.3 | 6,108 | 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 (131,912 and 163,723 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.