Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Ribble Valley and South Ribble 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.
Ribble Valley
E07000124 · Lancashire Constabulary
South Ribble
E07000126 · 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
66,938
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
50,616 more in South Ribble
117,554
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£40,870
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£2,987 more in Ribble Valley
£37,883
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£287,641
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£75,787 more in Ribble Valley
£211,854
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£816
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£16 more in Ribble Valley
£800
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
1.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.7 percentage points higher in South Ribble
2.5%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+29
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
347 more in South Ribble
+376
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,387
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£56 more in South Ribble
£2,443
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
10.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
4.1 more in South Ribble
14.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
10.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
5.5 percentage points higher in South Ribble
16.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
50.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
27.2 more in South Ribble
77.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.4 years more in Ribble Valley
5.6 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
24.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.3 percentage points higher in South Ribble
25.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.84%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.61 percentage points higher in South Ribble
6.45%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,250
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,556 more in Ribble Valley
10,694
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,720
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
645 more in Ribble Valley
3,075
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 66,938 in Ribble Valley and 117,554 in South Ribble (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £40,870 in Ribble Valley and £37,883 in South Ribble (2025); and average house price was £287,641 in Ribble Valley and £211,854 in South Ribble (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 66,938 in Ribble Valley and 117,554 in South Ribble (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £40,870 in Ribble Valley and £37,883 in South Ribble (2025); and average house price was £287,641 in Ribble Valley and £211,854 in South Ribble (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 | Ribble Valley per 1,000 | offences | South Ribble per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 50.2 | 3,361 | 77.4 | 9,098 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 12 | 0.3 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.1 | 140 | 2.0 | 239 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3.7 | 249 | 5.9 | 695 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 0.8 | 54 | 1.4 | 166 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 98 | 1.8 | 209 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.4 | 229 | 4.5 | 533 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.3 | 21 | 0.7 | 87 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 2.3 | 155 | 3.5 | 411 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 55 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 1.6 | 106 | 5.3 | 625 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.2 | 147 | 2.2 | 260 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 20.0 | 1,336 | 29.0 | 3,412 | 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 (66,938 and 117,554 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.