Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Kensington and Chelsea and Richmond upon Thames 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.
Kensington and Chelsea
E09000020 · Metropolitan Police Service
Richmond upon Thames
E09000027 · Metropolitan Police Service
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
145,734
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
50,979 more in Richmond upon Thames
196,713
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£52,576
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£4,657 more in Richmond upon Thames
£57,233
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£1,250,149
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£431,200 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£818,949
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£3,629
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£1,311 more in Kensington and Chelsea
£2,318
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
3.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.9 percentage points higher in Kensington and Chelsea
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−540
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
326 more in Richmond upon Thames
−214
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£1,667
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£819 more in Richmond upon Thames
£2,486
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
20.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
10.8 more in Kensington and Chelsea
9.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
19.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.4 percentage points higher in Kensington and Chelsea
12.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
177.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
104.0 more in Kensington and Chelsea
73.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
23.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
9.5 years more in Kensington and Chelsea
14.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
82.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
34.2 percentage points higher in Kensington and Chelsea
48.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
3.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.17 percentage points higher in Richmond upon Thames
4.34%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,070
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,384 more in Richmond upon Thames
13,453
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,745
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
178 more in Kensington and Chelsea
3,567
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea and 196,713 in Richmond upon Thames (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea and £57,233 in Richmond upon Thames (2025); and average house price was £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea and £818,949 in Richmond upon Thames (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 145,734 in Kensington and Chelsea and 196,713 in Richmond upon Thames (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £52,576 in Kensington and Chelsea and £57,233 in Richmond upon Thames (2025); and average house price was £1,250,149 in Kensington and Chelsea and £818,949 in Richmond upon Thames (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 | Kensington and Chelsea per 1,000 | offences | Richmond upon Thames per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 177.1 | 25,815 | 73.1 | 14,382 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.3 | 335 | 1.7 | 344 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 8.2 | 1,199 | 4.1 | 801 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.9 | 867 | 4.5 | 882 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 8.1 | 1,181 | 2.2 | 436 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 | 172 | 0.8 | 154 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 19.6 | 2,852 | 5.3 | 1,050 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 120 | 0.2 | 40 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 9.1 | 1,320 | 4.2 | 822 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 3.6 | 518 | 1.2 | 236 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 22.4 | 3,261 | 5.8 | 1,144 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 12.0 | 1,744 | 1.4 | 268 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 14.5 | 2,116 | 8.0 | 1,570 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 35.2 | 5,136 | 17.6 | 3,464 | 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 (145,734 and 196,713 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.