Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Leicester and Thanet 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.
Leicester
E06000016 · Leicestershire Police
Thanet
E07000114 · Kent Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Leicester
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
383,116
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
239,498 more in Leicester
143,618
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£32,281
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,494 more in Thanet
£35,775
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£228,618
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£40,142 more in Thanet
£268,760
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,024
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£90 more in Thanet
£1,114
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
5.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
5.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+4,852
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
4,644 more in Leicester
+208
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,529
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£38 more in Leicester
£2,491
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
34.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.4 more in Leicester
32.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
34.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.0 percentage points higher in Leicester
30.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
124.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.8 more in Leicester
115.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.4 years more in Thanet
7.5 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
38.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.7 percentage points higher in Leicester
37.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.83%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.87 percentage points higher in Leicester
6.96%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,575
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
2,581 more in Leicester
9,994
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,145
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
107 more in Leicester
3,039
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 383,116 in Leicester and 143,618 in Thanet (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £32,281 in Leicester and £35,775 in Thanet (2025); and average house price was £228,618 in Leicester and £268,760 in Thanet (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 383,116 in Leicester and 143,618 in Thanet (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £32,281 in Leicester and £35,775 in Thanet (2025); and average house price was £228,618 in Leicester and £268,760 in Thanet (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 | Leicester per 1,000 | offences | Thanet per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 124.2 | 47,586 | 115.4 | 16,573 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.6 | 632 | 0.7 | 98 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.0 | 1,536 | 2.2 | 322 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11.3 | 4,324 | 10.3 | 1,479 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.8 | 1,822 | 4.9 | 697 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.0 | 783 | 3.0 | 432 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.8 | 3,000 | 7.0 | 1,011 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.2 | 472 | 1.3 | 180 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 12.8 | 4,894 | 5.0 | 720 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.5 | 563 | 1.1 | 155 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.8 | 3,369 | 8.5 | 1,224 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.3 | 486 | 0.4 | 63 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.9 | 2,262 | 3.4 | 483 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 44.3 | 16,972 | 46.2 | 6,642 | 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 (383,116 and 143,618 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.