Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Hastings and Liverpool 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.
Hastings
E07000062 · Sussex Police
Liverpool
E08000012 · Merseyside Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Hastings
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
90,855
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
417,060 more in Liverpool
507,915
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,714
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,430 more in Liverpool
£37,144
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£236,966
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£51,659 more in Hastings
£185,307
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,006
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£97 more in Hastings
£909
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Liverpool
5.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+125
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
2,565 more in Liverpool
+2,690
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,677
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£3 more in Hastings
£2,674
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
37.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.1 more in Hastings
37.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
32.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.4 percentage points higher in Liverpool
34.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
139.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
4.3 more in Hastings
135.6
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.8 years more in Hastings
5.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.4 percentage points higher in Hastings
29.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.71%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.51 percentage points higher in Hastings
7.20%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,019
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
252 more in Liverpool
10,271
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,021
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
127 more in Hastings
2,894
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 90,855 in Hastings and 507,915 in Liverpool (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,714 in Hastings and £37,144 in Liverpool (2025); and average house price was £236,966 in Hastings and £185,307 in Liverpool (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 90,855 in Hastings and 507,915 in Liverpool (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,714 in Hastings and £37,144 in Liverpool (2025); and average house price was £236,966 in Hastings and £185,307 in Liverpool (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 | Hastings per 1,000 | offences | Liverpool per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 139.9 | 12,710 | 135.6 | 68,882 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 73 | 1.2 | 614 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.6 | 329 | 3.6 | 1,834 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.7 | 968 | 9.9 | 5,050 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.0 | 361 | 15.1 | 7,685 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.6 | 232 | 3.4 | 1,749 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.3 | 663 | 7.7 | 3,904 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.9 | 169 | 1.4 | 704 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 10.7 | 974 | 12.8 | 6,492 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.7 | 157 | 1.6 | 812 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 19.2 | 1,746 | 10.5 | 5,327 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 49 | 1.2 | 600 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.5 | 595 | 5.4 | 2,729 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 44.3 | 4,023 | 49.9 | 25,364 | 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 (90,855 and 507,915 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.