Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Rochford and West Berkshire 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.
Rochford
E07000075 · Essex Police
West Berkshire
E06000037 · Thames Valley Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in West Berkshire
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
90,760
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
74,763 more in West Berkshire
165,523
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£44,750
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£137 more in West Berkshire
£44,887
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£415,574
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£12,784 more in Rochford
£402,790
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,298
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£16 more in West Berkshire
£1,314
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in West Berkshire
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+135
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
52 more in Rochford
+83
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,363
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£142 more in West Berkshire
£2,505
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
11.4
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.4 more in Rochford
11.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
13.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
The same in both
13.3%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
49.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
15.6 more in West Berkshire
65.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
9.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
0.3 years more in Rochford
9.0 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.3 percentage points higher in West Berkshire
35.1%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.28%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.30 percentage points higher in West Berkshire
5.58%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,280
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
140 more in Rochford
12,140
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,601
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
678 more in West Berkshire
4,280
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 90,760 in Rochford and 165,523 in West Berkshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,750 in Rochford and £44,887 in West Berkshire (2025); and average house price was £415,574 in Rochford and £402,790 in West Berkshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 90,760 in Rochford and 165,523 in West Berkshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £44,750 in Rochford and £44,887 in West Berkshire (2025); and average house price was £415,574 in Rochford and £402,790 in West Berkshire (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 | Rochford per 1,000 | offences | West Berkshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 49.4 | 4,486 | 65.0 | 10,752 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 | 5 | 0.6 | 104 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 1.5 | 136 | 2.5 | 413 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3.7 | 334 | 5.5 | 907 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.9 | 175 | 2.0 | 325 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.2 | 112 | 1.9 | 311 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.1 | 278 | 4.1 | 684 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 40 | 0.3 | 53 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 3.0 | 276 | 4.9 | 804 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 26 | 0.5 | 90 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 2.8 | 251 | 6.7 | 1,117 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.1 | 10 | 0.2 | 32 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.0 | 269 | 2.7 | 451 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 22.9 | 2,079 | 24.3 | 4,022 | 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 (90,760 and 165,523 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.