Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
South Cambridgeshire and Waverley 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.
South Cambridgeshire
E07000012 · Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Waverley
E07000216 · Surrey Police
Getting better or worse
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
4 more in Waverley
+1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
174,641
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
37,423 more in South Cambridgeshire
137,218
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£48,916
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£853 more in Waverley
£49,769
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£436,011
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£124,585 more in Waverley
£560,596
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,411
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£39 more in Waverley
£1,450
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
1.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
The same in both
1.9%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+215
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
8 more in Waverley
+223
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,536
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£69 more in Waverley
£2,605
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
9.3
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.2 more in South Cambridgeshire
8.1
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
11.8%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.3 percentage points higher in South Cambridgeshire
10.5%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
57.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
14.2 more in South Cambridgeshire
42.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
8.9 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
2.4 years more in Waverley
11.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
34.6%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
0.4 percentage points higher in Waverley
35.0%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.18%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.05 percentage points higher in Waverley
5.23%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,653
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
3,292 more in Waverley
14,946
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
4,027
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
285 more in Waverley
4,313
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 174,641 in South Cambridgeshire and 137,218 in Waverley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £48,916 in South Cambridgeshire and £49,769 in Waverley (2025); and average house price was £436,011 in South Cambridgeshire and £560,596 in Waverley (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 174,641 in South Cambridgeshire and 137,218 in Waverley (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £48,916 in South Cambridgeshire and £49,769 in Waverley (2025); and average house price was £436,011 in South Cambridgeshire and £560,596 in Waverley (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 | South Cambridgeshire per 1,000 | offences | Waverley per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 57.1 | 9,972 | 42.9 | 5,882 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 | 127 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.2 | 558 | 2.0 | 270 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.2 | 907 | 2.9 | 400 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 321 | 0.9 | 122 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 300 | 1.0 | 143 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.1 | 710 | 3.1 | 428 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 126 | 0.4 | 52 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 2.8 | 495 | 3.8 | 527 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 59 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 2.5 | 442 | 3.3 | 448 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 33 | 0.2 | 34 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.5 | 608 | 1.5 | 211 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 19.4 | 3,393 | 16.4 | 2,252 | 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 (174,641 and 137,218 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.