Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Rugby and West Northamptonshire 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.
Rugby
E07000220 · Warwickshire Police
West Northamptonshire
E06000062 · Northamptonshire Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
125,594
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
318,624 more in West Northamptonshire
444,218
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£47,191
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£9,191 more in Rugby
£38,000
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£276,208
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£16,546 more in West Northamptonshire
£292,754
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,046
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£32 more in West Northamptonshire
£1,078
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.5 percentage points higher in West Northamptonshire
3.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+463
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
912 more in West Northamptonshire
+1,375
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,483
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£4 more in West Northamptonshire
£2,487
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
14.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
2.6 more in West Northamptonshire
16.6
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
16.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.9 percentage points higher in West Northamptonshire
18.1%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
70.4
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
20.6 more in West Northamptonshire
91.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
5.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.8 years more in West Northamptonshire
7.7 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
26.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
7.4 percentage points higher in West Northamptonshire
34.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.26%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
1.28 percentage points higher in West Northamptonshire
6.54%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,551
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
209 more in Rugby
11,343
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,481
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
168 more in West Northamptonshire
3,649
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 125,594 in Rugby and 444,218 in West Northamptonshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £47,191 in Rugby and £38,000 in West Northamptonshire (2025); and average house price was £276,208 in Rugby and £292,754 in West Northamptonshire (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 125,594 in Rugby and 444,218 in West Northamptonshire (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £47,191 in Rugby and £38,000 in West Northamptonshire (2025); and average house price was £276,208 in Rugby and £292,754 in West Northamptonshire (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 | Rugby per 1,000 | offences | West Northamptonshire per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 70.4 | 8,841 | 91.0 | 40,432 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 57 | 0.6 | 247 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 290 | 3.7 | 1,655 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.3 | 667 | 5.4 | 2,387 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.7 | 212 | 2.7 | 1,191 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 211 | 1.6 | 731 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 3.9 | 491 | 5.4 | 2,400 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 134 | 1.1 | 495 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.6 | 572 | 5.2 | 2,312 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.5 | 61 | 1.5 | 684 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.9 | 619 | 7.1 | 3,162 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 23 | 0.3 | 143 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.3 | 409 | 4.9 | 2,194 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25.0 | 3,135 | 30.6 | 13,603 | 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 (125,594 and 444,218 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.