Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Luton and Slough 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.
Luton
E06000032 · Bedfordshire Police
Slough
E06000039 · Thames Valley Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Luton
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
236,380
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
68,930 more in Luton
167,450
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£34,732
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,751 more in Slough
£38,483
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£289,790
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£62,234 more in Slough
£352,024
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,221
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£348 more in Slough
£1,569
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
6.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in Luton
6.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+4,265
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
2,265 more in Luton
+2,000
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,440
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£25 more in Luton
£2,414
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
29.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
6.6 more in Luton
23.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
36.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
7.6 percentage points higher in Luton
28.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
93.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
9.1 more in Slough
102.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.8 years more in Slough
9.1 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
42.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
6.7 percentage points higher in Slough
48.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
7.03%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.76 percentage points higher in Luton
6.27%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,608
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
764 more in Luton
11,844
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,309
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
227 more in Slough
3,536
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 236,380 in Luton and 167,450 in Slough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,732 in Luton and £38,483 in Slough (2025); and average house price was £289,790 in Luton and £352,024 in Slough (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 236,380 in Luton and 167,450 in Slough (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £34,732 in Luton and £38,483 in Slough (2025); and average house price was £289,790 in Luton and £352,024 in Slough (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 | Luton per 1,000 | offences | Slough per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 93.8 | 22,164 | 102.9 | 17,232 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 | 135 | 1.4 | 239 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.5 | 581 | 3.0 | 505 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.3 | 1,482 | 7.1 | 1,192 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.8 | 1,128 | 3.9 | 657 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.0 | 474 | 1.9 | 312 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.9 | 1,394 | 7.8 | 1,314 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 342 | 0.9 | 152 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.2 | 1,472 | 8.1 | 1,361 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.5 | 364 | 1.7 | 280 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.0 | 1,888 | 6.1 | 1,014 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 1.0 | 233 | 1.1 | 180 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.8 | 1,601 | 9.6 | 1,614 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.4 | 7,894 | 40.1 | 6,707 | 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 (236,380 and 167,450 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.