Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock 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.
Southend-on-Sea
E06000033 · Essex Police
Thurrock
E06000034 · Essex Police
Getting better or worse
−5
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Thurrock
−3
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
185,214
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
3,550 more in Southend-on-Sea
181,664
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£41,554
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£443 more in Thurrock
£41,997
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£325,586
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£1,590 more in Thurrock
£327,176
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£1,296
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£79 more in Thurrock
£1,375
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
4.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.1 percentage points higher in Thurrock
4.3%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+768
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
260 more in Southend-on-Sea
+508
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,265
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£10 more in Southend-on-Sea
£2,255
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
24.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
3.0 more in Southend-on-Sea
21.0
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
25.2%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.5 percentage points higher in Southend-on-Sea
23.7%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
112.1
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
13.1 more in Southend-on-Sea
99.0
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
The same in both
7.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
37.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
1.9 percentage points higher in Thurrock
39.3%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
5.45%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.08 percentage points higher in Southend-on-Sea
5.37%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
12,050
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
1,328 more in Southend-on-Sea
10,722
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,265
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
359 more in Thurrock
3,624
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 185,214 in Southend-on-Sea and 181,664 in Thurrock (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,554 in Southend-on-Sea and £41,997 in Thurrock (2025); and average house price was £325,586 in Southend-on-Sea and £327,176 in Thurrock (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 185,214 in Southend-on-Sea and 181,664 in Thurrock (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £41,554 in Southend-on-Sea and £41,997 in Thurrock (2025); and average house price was £325,586 in Southend-on-Sea and £327,176 in Thurrock (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 | Southend-on-Sea per 1,000 | offences | Thurrock per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 112.1 | 20,766 | 99.0 | 17,988 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.2 | 220 | 0.7 | 126 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 3.3 | 613 | 3.0 | 538 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.2 | 1,334 | 8.9 | 1,612 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 5.2 | 971 | 4.6 | 837 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.0 | 365 | 1.9 | 352 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.5 | 1,208 | 6.4 | 1,162 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 243 | 1.0 | 190 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 6.8 | 1,261 | 6.2 | 1,123 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 1.3 | 237 | 1.0 | 176 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 11.5 | 2,137 | 10.6 | 1,917 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.8 | 141 | 0.6 | 113 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.5 | 1,022 | 9.2 | 1,668 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 47.4 | 8,773 | 33.9 | 6,161 | 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 (185,214 and 181,664 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.