Official statistics · 21 of 21 measures compare directly
Halton and St. Helens 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
St. Helens
E08000013 · Merseyside Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in St. Helens
−1
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
57,978 more in St. Helens
189,890
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
£2,119 more in St. Helens
£37,306
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
£6,699 more in Halton
£186,435
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£745
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£57 more in St. Helens
£802
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.6 percentage points higher in Halton
3.7%
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)
103 more in St. Helens
+718
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
£37 more in St. Helens
£2,403
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Outstanding borrowing
£240m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£83m more in Halton
£157m
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
Supported asylum seekers
604
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
44 more in Halton
560
Home Office: Immigration system statistics: asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority (Asy_D11)
Borrowing per resident
£1,819
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
£990 more in Halton
£829
MHCLG: Local authorities borrowing and investments: UK live table
IMD average score
31.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.2 more in Halton
29.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income deprivation
0.29
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
0.02 more in Halton
0.27
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: domain summaries by district
Income-deprived residents
29.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.3 percentage points higher in Halton
27.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Women's pay as a share of men's
85.7%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
2.3 percentage points higher in St. Helens
88.0%
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence, men and women full-time
Recorded crime
89.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
4.1 more in St. Helens
93.9
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
0.4 percentage points higher in St. Helens
25.8%
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
0.29 percentage points higher in Halton
6.44%
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
325 more in St. Helens
10,141
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
2,951
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
94 more in Halton
2,857
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 131,912 in Halton and 189,890 in St. Helens (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,187 in Halton and £37,306 in St. Helens (2025); and average house price was £193,134 in Halton and £186,435 in St. Helens (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 189,890 in St. Helens (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,187 in Halton and £37,306 in St. Helens (2025); and average house price was £193,134 in Halton and £186,435 in St. Helens (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 | St. Helens per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 89.8 | 11,852 | 93.9 | 17,833 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 79 | 0.5 | 98 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.4 | 314 | 2.3 | 435 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.2 | 819 | 7.9 | 1,506 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.9 | 650 | 7.1 | 1,354 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 319 | 2.5 | 476 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.9 | 652 | 4.8 | 920 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 147 | 0.8 | 155 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.9 | 1,304 | 8.7 | 1,649 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 83 | 0.6 | 120 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.9 | 508 | 6.8 | 1,299 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 46 | 0.3 | 65 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.5 | 330 | 3.3 | 622 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 40.7 | 5,367 | 39.7 | 7,535 | 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 189,890 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.