Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Preston and Ribble 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.
Preston
E07000123 · Lancashire Constabulary
Ribble Valley
E07000124 · Lancashire Constabulary
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
164,498
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
97,560 more in Preston
66,938
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£37,214
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£3,656 more in Ribble Valley
£40,870
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£187,709
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£99,932 more in Ribble Valley
£287,641
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£788
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£28 more in Ribble Valley
£816
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
2.8 percentage points higher in Preston
1.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+1,352
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
1,323 more in Preston
+29
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,576
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£189 more in Preston
£2,387
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
28.8
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
18.8 more in Preston
10.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
27.9%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
17.3 percentage points higher in Preston
10.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
128.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
78.7 more in Preston
50.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.0 years more in Ribble Valley
7.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
25.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.4 percentage points higher in Preston
24.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.92%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.08 percentage points higher in Preston
5.84%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,129
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,121 more in Ribble Valley
12,250
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,153
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
567 more in Ribble Valley
3,720
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 164,498 in Preston and 66,938 in Ribble Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,214 in Preston and £40,870 in Ribble Valley (2025); and average house price was £187,709 in Preston and £287,641 in Ribble Valley (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 164,498 in Preston and 66,938 in Ribble Valley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £37,214 in Preston and £40,870 in Ribble Valley (2025); and average house price was £187,709 in Preston and £287,641 in Ribble 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 | Preston per 1,000 | offences | Ribble Valley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 128.9 | 21,204 | 50.2 | 3,361 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.4 | 232 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.7 | 608 | 2.1 | 140 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.4 | 1,550 | 3.7 | 249 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 4.1 | 669 | 0.8 | 54 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.0 | 501 | 1.5 | 98 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.3 | 1,201 | 3.4 | 229 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.6 | 255 | 0.3 | 21 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 7.3 | 1,199 | 2.3 | 155 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 222 | 0.1 | 9 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 8.4 | 1,376 | 1.6 | 106 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 101 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.1 | 832 | 2.2 | 147 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 44.7 | 7,351 | 20.0 | 1,336 | 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 (164,498 and 66,938 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.