Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Mid Suffolk and Test Valley 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.
Mid Suffolk
E07000203 · Suffolk Constabulary
Test Valley
E07000093 · Hampshire Constabulary
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Test Valley
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
113,047
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
22,651 more in Test Valley
135,698
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£41,350
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£774 more in Mid Suffolk
£40,576
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£320,276
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£52,072 more in Test Valley
£372,348
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,001
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£233 more in Test Valley
£1,234
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−60
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
105 more in Test Valley
+45
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,317
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£11 more in Mid Suffolk
£2,306
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
14.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.3 more in Mid Suffolk
12.2
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
13.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.1 percentage points higher in Test Valley
13.4%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
40.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
20.1 more in Test Valley
60.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.5 years more in Test Valley
9.2 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
29.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
7.5 percentage points higher in Test Valley
36.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.60%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.08 percentage points higher in Test Valley
5.68%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
9,450
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
909 more in Test Valley
10,359
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,176
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
289 more in Mid Suffolk
3,887
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 113,047 in Mid Suffolk and 135,698 in Test Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,350 in Mid Suffolk and £40,576 in Test Valley (2025); and average house price was £320,276 in Mid Suffolk and £372,348 in Test Valley (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 113,047 in Mid Suffolk and 135,698 in Test Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,350 in Mid Suffolk and £40,576 in Test Valley (2025); and average house price was £320,276 in Mid Suffolk and £372,348 in Test Valley (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 | Mid Suffolk per 1,000 | offences | Test Valley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 40.0 | 4,521 | 60.1 | 8,154 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 30 | 0.3 | 36 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.7 | 197 | 2.9 | 395 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3.3 | 370 | 3.8 | 509 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.1 | 126 | 1.6 | 220 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 166 | 1.2 | 167 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 2.9 | 327 | 3.9 | 534 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 46 | 0.9 | 124 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 2.6 | 295 | 4.4 | 597 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 25 | 0.4 | 52 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 2.0 | 224 | 3.9 | 536 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 21 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.3 | 146 | 2.6 | 354 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 18.9 | 2,140 | 26.5 | 3,590 | 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 (113,047 and 135,698 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.