Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Oxford and Vale of White Horse 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.
Oxford
E07000178 · Thames Valley Police
Vale of White Horse
E07000180 · Thames Valley Police
Getting better or worse
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Oxford
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
165,940
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
13,723 more in Oxford
152,217
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£43,289
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,165 more in Vale of White Horse
£44,454
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£466,815
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£52,374 more in Oxford
£414,441
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,966
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£623 more in Oxford
£1,343
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.6 percentage points higher in Oxford
2.0%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,202
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
782 more in Oxford
+420
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,678
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£101 more in Oxford
£2,577
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
5.0 more in Oxford
9.5
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.1 percentage points higher in Oxford
12.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
106.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
54.1 more in Oxford
52.3
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
10.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.5 years more in Oxford
9.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
54.5%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
18.2 percentage points higher in Oxford
36.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.19%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.39 percentage points higher in Oxford
5.80%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,445
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
896 more in Oxford
11,550
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,346
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
443 more in Vale of White Horse
3,788
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 165,940 in Oxford and 152,217 in Vale of White Horse (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,289 in Oxford and £44,454 in Vale of White Horse (2025); and average house price was £466,815 in Oxford and £414,441 in Vale of White Horse (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 165,940 in Oxford and 152,217 in Vale of White Horse (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £43,289 in Oxford and £44,454 in Vale of White Horse (2025); and average house price was £466,815 in Oxford and £414,441 in Vale of White Horse (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 | Oxford per 1,000 | offences | Vale of White Horse per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 106.4 | 17,650 | 52.3 | 7,962 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 5.7 | 953 | 0.6 | 87 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 484 | 2.3 | 350 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.6 | 1,095 | 4.0 | 616 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.2 | 702 | 1.5 | 235 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 286 | 1.4 | 210 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 9.4 | 1,562 | 4.0 | 603 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 128 | 0.3 | 48 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 8.8 | 1,458 | 4.7 | 709 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.4 | 237 | 0.3 | 42 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 12.7 | 2,115 | 2.9 | 444 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 2.0 | 340 | 0.3 | 47 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4.3 | 706 | 1.8 | 277 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36.0 | 5,970 | 21.7 | 3,302 | 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 (165,940 and 152,217 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.